Pre-mortem
Imagine the project failed. Work backwards from the disaster to identify what would have caused it. Write down everything you can think of.
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What is a premortem (and why is it different from a postmortem)?
Imagine the failure first
When to use it: Before committing to a plan with high stakes — surfaces risks the team is too optimistic to see.
Why it works: Future failure framing surfaces risks people are too socially polite to raise in normal review.
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