Research
Pre-mortem
Imagine the project already failed, then work backwards — finds the risks optimism hides.
Run a pre-mortem on my plan. The plan: [DESCRIBE PROJECT, TIMELINE, WHO'S INVOLVED] It is [6 months] from now and the project failed badly. 1. Write the 5 most plausible post-mortem headlines (one line each) 2. For each: the early warning sign that would show up FIRST, and when 3. The single cheapest mitigation I could put in place this week 4. Which failure mode you'd bet on, and why.
Works with Claude · ChatGPT · Gemini — replace the [bracketed] parts with your own details, keep the structure.
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