Postmortems with Ayelet Sachto

In this podcast episode, Ayelet, a Site Reliability Engineer, explores the importance of effective postmortems. She discusses how postmortems contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, stressing that a blameless approach is essential for fostering psychological safety in teams. Ayelet shares key practices for creating thorough postmortems, such as developing structured timelines, outlining actionable items, and widely disseminating insights to enhance organizational learning. Ultimately, she encourages listeners to view postmortems not as punitive actions but as crucial tools for improving reliability and preventing future issues.