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Create blameless postmortems fast.

Software Engineering#engineering#postmortem#sre#root-cause#five-whys#blameless#incident-analysis
AuthorGeneralJerel
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

Blameless postmortems are hard to write consistently; this skill streamlines the creation of structured incident retrospectives that focus on systemic factors and learning.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Structured Postmortem Template: generates sections for Summary, Impact, Timeline, Contributing Factors, Safety Barriers, Action Items, What Went Well, and Recurrence Check.
  • Blameless Language Enforcement: promotes role-based descriptions to avoid naming individuals.
  • Action Item Governance: requires owner roles and due dates for each action to ensure follow-through.
  • Reuse & Recurrence Support: can reference previous incident reports to identify recurring themes and tie back to earlier postmortems.
  • Workflow Alignment: aligns with Google SRE-style postmortems and 5 Whys analyses to drive systemic improvements.

Quick Start

Draft a postmortem for the incident by outlining the timeline, contributing factors, safety barriers, action items, and what went well.

Dependency Matrix

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None required

Components

Standard package

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Name: create-postmortem
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