You should all be very proud of your parts in contributing to the release. Let’s use this time to reflect on what worked and what didn’t so that we can act accordingly as we iterate on this project and take on new ones in the future.
Timing: 40 - 45 mins
Acknowledgements (1 min)
Take a minute to appreciate this accomplishment. This was a game changing feature. There were a bunch of things going on and there were resource constraints and reorgs and we still shipped as planned. You should all be proud.
Rules of Engagement (1 min)
Actions and outcomes – not about specific people.
Continuous improvement and share whatever you think will help the team improve.
Set the boundary of your discussion
What went well? (10 min)
What worked well for you or the launch?
What was smooth and outlined well?
What needs improvement? (10 min)
What is lacking?
What did you not enjoy?
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Next steps (5 min)
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Attendees
Adam Davis
Alan Chowansky
Brian Matlock
Buck Dubois
Felix Marlin
Maria Marquis
Mary Jones
Polly Rose
What went well
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1/27/21
Great designs
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1/27/21
Organization and overall structure
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1/27/21
Backend testing was great
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Release process
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Workflow planning
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What needs improvement
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1/27/21
Better tooling
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1/27/21
Tighter integrations
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1/27/21
More planning during kickoff
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1/27/21
Getting creative involved earlier
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1/27/21
Need experimentation framework
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Need better tools for staging environment
3/9/21
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Set up new cadence for communicating out tooling updates