What is a debrief meeting?

Debrief meetings normally cover action items related to tasks that were completed for the project, event, or assignment. Challenges and successes concerning these tasks can then be evaluated and used as informative and guiding data in any related projects moving forward. The attendees of a debrief meeting might include:

• Team members

• Stakeholders

• External experts or consultants

In addition to evaluating the achievements and challenges concerning specific tasks and ones related to the project as a whole, debrief meetings also provide the opportunity for an organization to assess individual team member performances and skills that were utilized, including topics like:

• Communication

• Collaboration

• Decision-making abilities

An important feature of debrief meetings is giving the opportunity for all of those in attendance to provide useful feedback and contribute to the overall discussion in some way.

Debrief meetings are a great tool to help organizations continue to grow and improve their operations concerning specific projects and tasks. They also serve as a great way to blueprint future plans based on the data and information learned from the meeting.