aar

name	aar
description	After-Action Review—structured debrief asking what was expected, what happened, why the difference, and what next. Use after projects, launches, presentations, or any significant event.
user-invocable	true

After-Action Review

Conduct a structured debrief to extract learning from any significant event or experience.

Instructions

Work through the four core questions honestly and specifically. Focus on events and systems, not blaming individuals.

Output Format

Event: What are we reviewing? Date: When did it happen? Participants: Who was involved?

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1. What Was Expected?

Before the event, what did we think would happen?

Goals/Objectives

• [What were we trying to achieve?]

Plan

• [What was the plan to achieve it?]

Success Criteria

• [How would we know if we succeeded?]

Assumptions

• [What did we assume would be true?]

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2. What Actually Happened?

Facts only—what occurred, not why

Timeline

Time	Event
[When]	[What happened]

Outcomes

• [What results did we get?]