Pre-Mortem

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Claim

Pre-mortem is all about predicting results and potential points of error before the project begins.

Explanation

As opposed to Analyze both results and methods to improve where we analyze the results of a project after it was finished, pre-mortem is about foresight. Since in most cases we avoid even believing in Failure is a necessary part of learning and growth and act with Overestimating abilities blinds us to genuine risks, we fail to acknowledge the reasons that might cause it.

Why it matters

Therefore, by reversing our thinking and act as if we have already fail, we create a Symbolic fresh starts break entrenchment and enable change and a safe space for creativity and coming up with all possible challenges and solutions to them.

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

Examples

For example, we can state as a fact "our project has failed. Why is that?", the use of Open-ended questions enable deeper understanding and meaningful dialogue is beneficial here, since it gets us away from Binary thinking reduces complexity to false dichotomies.

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