incident-postmortem

What problem does it solve?

Conduct a structured, blameless post-mortem framework that collects incident data, timelines, root-cause analysis, and action items to drive learning and reliability.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Data collection: gather logs, metrics, alerts, and team communications to build a complete incident narrative.
• RCA & Timeline: create an accurate sequence of events and root-cause analysis using methods like 5 Whys or Ishikawa.
• Reporting & Action: generate a shareable post-mortem report with defined owners and due dates to prevent recurrence.
• Use Case: After a service outage, run a post-mortem to identify root causes and define corrective actions.

Quick Start

Create a new directory named post-mortem-YYYY-MM-DD-incident and start filling the provided Markdown template with timeline, root-cause analysis, and action items.