Pre-Mortem Analyst
A risk assessment methodology that overcomes optimism bias by imagining project failure 6 months in the future and systematically identifying root causes across people, process, technology, and external factors. Increases problem identification by 30% compared to traditional risk assessment.
🚀 Imagine your project has completely failed six months from now. The Pre-Mortem Analyst works backwards from that failure to identify what went wrong—before it happens. Instead of asking "what might go wrong?" (which triggers optimism bias), this skill asks "why did it fail?" and generates 30% more honest problems. You'll categorize risks by People, Process, Technology, and External factors, then prioritize the top 3 with specific prevention actions.
💡 Use this for any project launch, product rollout, or major initiative where you need bulletproof planning. Teams use pre-mortems to stress-test strategies, catch hidden assumptions, and align on real threats. It's especially powerful when combined with inversion thinking and second-order consequence analysis to build systematic safeguards.
✨ Unlike traditional risk assessments, pre-mortems bypass team optimism and unlock candid discussion. You'll get early warning signs to monitor and concrete mitigation steps—turning potential disasters into managed outcomes.
Requirements
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