Comments on: Don’t Look Back http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/08/dont-look-back.html Dealing with software projects in real life Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:38:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pawel Brodzinski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/08/dont-look-back.html/comment-page-1#comment-1901 Pawel Brodzinski Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:12:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/08/don%e2%80%99t-look-back.html#comment-1901 Yes, that's the role of post mortem sessions (or however you call it). And yes, you should learn from mistakes and then looking back is unavoidable. I've mentioned about that in the post. <br/><br/>The main point here is you should avoid doing that with no plan, when it's all hot out there in the project. In that situation it usually ends in blame game instead of looking for lessons to learn. Yes, that’s the role of post mortem sessions (or however you call it). And yes, you should learn from mistakes and then looking back is unavoidable. I’ve mentioned about that in the post.

The main point here is you should avoid doing that with no plan, when it’s all hot out there in the project. In that situation it usually ends in blame game instead of looking for lessons to learn.

]]> By: Headworx http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/08/dont-look-back.html/comment-page-1#comment-1900 Headworx Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:53:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2007/08/don%e2%80%99t-look-back.html#comment-1900 Pawel, I think looking back has one very important aspects - taking lessons. Looking back at failures should always been taken by means of post mortem reviews. People have to understand (i) they failed (ii) why they failed and (iii) what to do to prevent future failures. Without looking back some may come to a conclusion that nothing really happened, there was no issue. Learning by mistakes is (paradox?) the most effective way of learning. Pawel, I think looking back has one very important aspects – taking lessons. Looking back at failures should always been taken by means of post mortem reviews. People have to understand (i) they failed (ii) why they failed and (iii) what to do to prevent future failures. Without looking back some may come to a conclusion that nothing really happened, there was no issue. Learning by mistakes is (paradox?) the most effective way of learning.

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