Project Premortem in 12 Minutes

The partner webinar launches in 48 hours. The team is optimistic, but two operational risks could still derail the event. Premortem: imagine failure first, identify causes, then install cheap guardrails before action. The common trap is treating risk discussion as negativity. That suppresses the exact concerns that could make action safer. Set the scene Say: It is the morning after the webinar, and it failed badly. Write down what caused the failure. This wording gives people permission to name risks without arguing against the launch. Collect silent risks Give each person two minutes to write risks alone before discussion starts.…

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