Worked Example: Run a Premortem on an AI Rollout Analysis Plan
Use a premortem to identify likely failure modes in an AI rollout analysis plan and strengthen the plan before launch.
A rollout analysis plan for an AI meeting-summary tool looks strong on pilot averages but may miss adoption, trust, privacy, and workflow-boundary failures. Premortem for AI analysis: assume failure -> generate plausible causes -> convert causes into plan changes and checkpoints The common trap is to run a premortem as a brainstorming ritual and then keep the original plan intact. Another trap is to list vague fears like “users may resist AI” instead of naming segments, conditions, and measurements that could fail specifically. Assume the failure State the scenario: six weeks after launch, the rollout is being called a failure…
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