Proeject Postmortm.pptx

PROJECT
POSTMORTEM
‌A‌good‌title‌will‌influence‌how‌the‌audience‌experiences‌the‌rest‌of‌
your‌presentation.‌‌Pick‌something‌memorable‌but‌substantive.


TABLE OF
CONTENTS
01

02

03

ITEM HEADLINE
Brief‌description‌of‌item.

ITEM HEADLINE
Brief‌description‌of‌item.

ITEM HEADLINE
Brief‌description‌of‌item.

04

05

06

ITEM HEADLINE
Brief‌description‌of‌item.

ITEM HEADLINE
Brief‌description‌of‌item.

ITEM HEADLINE
Brief‌description‌of‌item.


EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY

Brief‌summary‌/‌description‌of‌the‌project‌–‌Remember,‌Strong‌slides‌are‌a‌
support‌for‌your‌entire‌presentation,‌not‌a‌substitute.‌
Your‌presentation‌is‌a‌live‌experience‌carried‌by‌the‌presenter‌so‌it’s‌important‌
to‌visually‌represent‌your‌points‌without‌asking‌your‌audience‌to‌divide‌their‌
attention‌too‌much.


PROJECT TIMELINE

START

05/05/1977

02/19/1980

Notable,‌relevant‌event‌
or‌milestone‌from‌this‌
year

Notable,‌relevant‌event‌
or‌milestone‌from‌this‌
year


PROJECT TIMELINE

END

07/16/2016

12/05/2018

Notable,‌relevant‌event‌
or‌milestone‌from‌this‌
year

Notable,‌relevant‌event‌
or‌milestone‌from‌this‌
year


PERFORMANCE
AGAINST SCHEDULE
Milestone

Scheduled Completion Date

Actual Completion Date

Difference

Milestone‌Name

10/04

10/05

1‌Day‌Late

Milestone‌Name

04/21

04/21

On‌Time

Milestone‌Name

01/13

01/09

4‌Days‌Early

Milestone‌Name

04/24

03/13

6‌Weeks‌Early

Milestone‌Name

05/25

05/30

5‌Days‌Late

Milestone‌Name

09/22

09/23

1‌Day‌Late

Project‌Completion

12/04

12/11

1‌Week‌Late


PROJECT

PROCESS
1

Show,‌Don’t‌Tell

VISUALS

Use‌images‌rather‌than‌trying‌to‌describe
your‌subject.
Simplicity‌is‌Key
Cluttered‌presentations‌are‌distracting‌and‌
ineffective.
Be‌Consistent
One‌consistent‌tone‌helps‌your
presentation‌flow.

2

3

SIMPLICITY

CONSISTENC
Y


PERFORMANCE
AGAINST GOALS
BIG‌GOAL

BIG‌GOAL

Brief‌Description‌of‌
this‌goal

Brief‌Description‌of‌
this‌goal

BIG‌GOAL

BIG‌GOAL

Brief‌Description‌of‌
this‌goal

Brief‌Description‌of‌
this‌goal

BIG‌GOAL
Brief‌Description‌of‌
this‌goal


BIG‌GOAL

BIG‌GOAL

BIG‌GOAL

Brief‌Description‌of‌

this‌goal

Brief‌Description‌of‌
this‌goal

Brief‌Description‌of‌
this‌goal

BIG‌GOAL

BIG‌GOAL

Brief‌Description‌of‌
this‌goal

Brief‌Description‌of‌
this‌goal

BIG‌GOAL
Brief‌Description‌of‌
this‌goal


BUDGET DATA
AT A GLANCE
LEVERAGE‌VISUALS
Show‌your‌data‌visually.‌Charts‌let‌your‌
audience‌understand‌the‌numbers‌at‌a‌glance,‌
so‌you‌can‌present‌a‌lot‌of‌information‌without‌
breaking‌pace.

Pull‌out‌and‌highlight‌the‌most‌compelling‌data‌
points.
Add‌a‌line‌or‌two‌about‌your‌analysis‌or‌how‌this‌
influences‌your‌plan‌or‌proposal.
1st‌Qtr

2nd‌Qtr

3rd‌Qtr

4th‌Qtr


PERFORMANCE
AGAINST BUDGET
Category or Item

Scheduled Budget

Actual Spend

Difference

Category‌or‌Item

$9000

$10005

$1005‌Over‌Budget

Category‌or‌Item

$9000

$10005

On‌Budget

Category‌or‌Item

$9000

$10005

Category‌or‌Item

$9000

$10005

Category‌or‌Item

$9000

$10005

Category‌or‌Item

$9000

$10005

$1005‌Over‌Budget
$1005‌Over‌Budget
$1005‌Over‌Budget
$1005‌Over‌Budget
$11,397‌Under‌Budget

TOTAL

$9000

$10005


MARKETING
RESULTS

Mailers

Email

•Outline‌strategy
•Organize‌your‌points‌by‌platform
•Pinpoint‌the‌actions‌that‌led‌to‌these‌results.

Social
Media

LinkedIn

Facebook

•Did‌positioning‌match‌final‌product?
•Was‌positioning‌effective?
•Was‌launch‌effective?
•Offer‌analysis‌of‌performance

Banner‌Ads

TV‌Ads


CLEAN SAMPLE
CHART
$789,000
$625,456
$475,654
$345,687

2014

Product‌1
Product‌2
Product‌3
Product‌4

$567,000
$412,500

$378,000
$248,678

2013

0

200000

400000

600000

800000

1000000


WHAT COULD
HAVE GONE
BETTER
• Use‌this‌slide‌to‌offer‌reflection‌on‌which‌parts‌of‌the
project‌encountered‌problems‌and‌why.
• Use‌specific‌examples.
• Be‌clear‌and‌concise.
• Don’t‌shame.
• Include‌the‌team’s‌response‌to‌problems‌as‌they‌arose.


WHAT

WENT RIGHT
Use‌this‌slide‌to‌offer‌reflection‌on‌which‌parts‌of‌the‌
project‌went‌well‌and‌why.
•

Use‌specific‌examples,‌such‌as‌“Slack‌channels‌were‌
highly‌efficient”‌rather‌than‌“Good‌team‌
communication.”

•

Be‌clear‌and‌concise

•

Share‌documentation‌on‌tools‌or‌processes‌that‌
worked‌especially‌well.

•

Breakdown‌positive‌points‌by‌team.


STOPS &
STARTS
STOP DOING THIS
•

Daily‌status‌emails

•

Using‌carrier‌pigeons

•

Printing‌unnecessarily

START DOING THIS
•

Daily‌stand-ups

•

Company‌wide‌newsletter

•

Team‌building‌events


THE
FOUR L’S
LIKED

LACKED

• Quick‌decisions‌

• Time‌for‌Review‌

• Customer‌feedback‌
forms‌

• Networking

• Widgets

• Funding

LEARNED

LONGED‌FOR

• Sharing‌is‌caring‌

• Shorter‌meetings‌

• Slack‌works‌better‌
than‌Email‌

• Quicker‌bug‌fixes‌

• Stakeholders‌like‌to‌
be‌kept‌in‌the‌loop

• Dragons

MOVING
FORWARD
WHAT‌DO‌WE‌WANT‌TO‌TRY?

WHAT‌PUZZLES‌US?

• Process‌we‌think‌might‌work‌next‌time

• PR‌question

• Improvement‌idea

• Legal‌question

• Idea‌spawned‌during‌project

• Prevention‌question


KEY TAKEAWAYS,
LESSONS, &
RECOMMENDATION
S
Use‌this‌slide‌to‌summarize‌the‌most‌important‌
lessons‌your‌team‌took‌away‌from‌the‌project.
Be‌sure‌to‌include‌ways‌those‌lessons‌can‌be‌
applied‌to‌future‌projects.


NEXT

STEPS

Step‌Three
Step‌One

Step‌Two

Use‌active‌verbs,‌be‌
concise,‌and‌include‌
estimated‌time‌to‌
completion.

Use‌active‌verbs,‌be‌
concise,‌and‌include‌
estimated‌time‌to‌
completion.

Use‌active‌verbs,‌
be‌concise,‌and‌
include‌
estimated‌time‌
to‌completion.

Step‌Four

Step‌Five

Use‌active‌verbs,‌be‌
concise,‌and‌include‌
estimated‌time‌to‌

completion.

Use‌active‌verbs,‌be‌
concise,‌and‌include‌
estimated‌time‌to‌
completion.