Run a premortem before automation
Use a premortem to identify failure modes and safeguards before running a high-impact prompt chain.
A Friday renewal-risk alert chain will summarize 180 accounts and post High-risk alerts to a manager Slack channel. Premortem: assume failure -> list causes -> rank risk -> add safeguards before launch The common trap is treating a successful test run as proof of safety. A chain can pass a demo while still lacking source freshness, privacy, escalation, and rollback safeguards. Assume failure Write the headline: 'Friday alert chain mislabels a strategic account as High risk and circulates an unverified sensitive note.' The failure statement should be concrete enough that people can react with real operational knowledge, not generic worry.…
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