Run a 20-minute overload premortem
Run a concise premortem focused on overload, handoff, and decision risks.
A launch plan has all tasks assigned, but final data, copy, approvals, and QA converge in the last 48 hours. Premortem: assume failure, generate causes, choose mitigations The common trap is collecting risks as a list but not changing the plan, which adds vigilance load without reducing the failure path. Frame failure Ask the team to imagine it is one week after launch and the launch failed from overload. The failure frame gives people permission to name problems that a normal status meeting suppresses. Generate causes Individually list plausible overload causes for five minutes. Silent generation prevents the first confident…
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