Turn launch-readiness into a pre-mortem before you promise the date
Choose when and how to run a pre-mortem so a launch meeting surfaces actionable risk instead of ceremonial confidence.
The setup The team wants to say the date out loud, but critical dependencies have not been pressure-tested. The later the review, the more expensive honest risk becomes. The framework Premortem Assume the launch failed and work backward while you can still change the plan. Imagine failure early Then turn the causes into preventive moves. Fewer surprise blockers after promises are public The best risk meeting happens while change is still cheap enough to choose. Timing choice Step 1 You can run the review now, two weeks earlier, or keep it as a near-launch checkpoint. Which timing is strongest? Facilitation…
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