curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-past-experiences/670f71de33e0be053934a9c3.md
Listen to the audio and answer the question below.
What does Linda mean by postmortem?
She means a review of the design project after its completion to analyze what went well and what didn't.
She means creating a new design for the project.
A postmortem is not about designing something new but about reviewing what happened after a project.
She means canceling the design project.
A postmortem is done after a project is completed, not about canceling it.
She means reviewing the project before starting it.
A postmortem happens after the project is finished, not before.
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The term postmortem comes from Latin, meaning after death, but in a business context, it refers to a meeting or review conducted after the completion of a project to analyze its successes and problems.
This meeting helps organizations learn from their experiences and improve future projects. For example:
The team conducted a postmortem to discuss the challenges faced during the product launch. - This means the team met after product launch to discuss the challenges they encountered in the process.
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