Postmortem template
Canonical template for the Postmortem format.
# Postmortem: [Incident Title]
## Severity[SEV-1 | SEV-2 | SEV-3 | SEV-4]
## Summary[2-3 sentences: what broke, when, and the blast radius.]
## Timeline- HH:MM UTC - [event]- HH:MM UTC - [event]
## Root Cause[The systemic condition that allowed the incident to occur. Follow the chain past the proximate trigger.]
## Impact- Users affected: [count or percentage]- Duration: [start] to [end]- Services affected: [list]
## Contributing Factors- [factor]
## Action Items- [ ] [Specific change] - Owner: [person/team] - Due: [date]
## Lessons Learned[What the team now knows that it did not know before.]