pre-mortem-kill-criteria
Pre-Mortems with Kill Criteria
Overview
An enhancement to the standard pre-mortem that moves beyond simply imagining failure to establishing pre-committed actions based on specific negative signals.
Core principle: Thinking about failure isn't enough; you must commit to actions BEFORE you see the signals.
The Process
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│ 1. MENTAL TIME TRAVEL │
│ Fast forward: Imagine the project has FAILED │
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│ 2. SIGNAL IDENTIFICATION │
│ "What early clues indicated the failure?" │
│ List specific, observable signals │
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