# Checklist

A checklist for performing a postmortem.

![Postmortems Checklist](/images/guides/postmortem-best-practices/Postmortems-Checklist.webp)

For each incident that requires a postmortem (Sev-1 or Sev-2 incidents), we clone a ticket template that has subtasks for each step of performing a postmortem. This helps a team collaborate on creating the postmortem and provides visibility on progress leading up to the postmortem meeting.

Below are the steps involved in performing a postmortem at a high level.

[Download as a PDF](https://postmortems.pagerduty.com/assets/pdf/PostmortemChecklist.pdf).

![Checklist](/images/guides/postmortem-best-practices/PostmortemChecklist.webp)