Run a Pre-Mortem for a High-Risk Launch
Facilitate a pre-mortem that turns imagined failure into preventive action.
The migration launch is green on the dashboard, but side-channel comments suggest hidden fragility. Imagine failure, collect reasons silently, cluster risks, assign prevention. The common trap is asking "Any concerns?" in a public meeting. Senior people hear silence and mistake it for confidence. Create future failure Say: It is six weeks after launch and the migration failed. What happened? The future frame makes risk naming feel like the task, not disloyalty. Write silently first Give everyone five quiet minutes to list causes before discussion starts. Silence prevents hierarchy and loud voices from setting the risk agenda. Cluster the risks Group…
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