Pre-Mortem

Notes

As opposed to post-mortem where we analyze the results of a project after it was finished, pre-mortem is all about predicting results and potential points of error before the project beings. Since in most cases we avoid even believing in Failure and act with over confidence, we fail to acknowledge the reasons that might cause it.

Therefore, by reversing our thinking and act as if we have already fail, we create a Clean Slate and a safe space for creativity and coming up with all possible challenges and solutions to them. For example, we can state as a fact "our project has failed. Why is that?", the use of Open ended questions is beneficial here, since it gets us away from Binary Thinking.

This process helps us reduce or avoid common errors while planning, and gain sufficient distance from the project so that we could see it's potential pitfalls.

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