Commit to a Real Premortem

Run or schedule a 15-minute premortem before an upcoming decision approval, then convert the top risk into an owner, trigger, or decision change. Use this for a launch go/no-go, vendor migration, budget approval, roadmap commitment, or customer-impacting process change where optimism may be suppressing risk. Decision: ____ Premortem prompt: Assume this decision failed by _____. What were the top two causes? Participants: ____ Top risk to convert: ____ Owner: ____ Trigger or decision change: ____ Follow-up date: _____ In 3 days, check whether you ran or scheduled the premortem and whether at least one risk became an owner, trigger, or…

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