After-Action Review (AAR)
Community | template | Updated 2026-02-26
Tags
community, playbook, template
Run this after any meeting, call, comment, or email thread. 5 minutes. No novel.
What happened (facts)
- Date:
- Action type: meeting / email / call / comment
- Topic:
- Decision point (if any):
What we asked for (one ask)
- Ask:
- Metric:
- By when:
What they said / did
- Response:
- Owner (staff/member):
- Next step + date:
What we learned about the bottleneck
- Constraint we hit:
- What surprised us:
- What to try next:
Update the scoreboard
- Metric change (if any):
- Link(s) to agenda item / email / notes: