Pre Mortem

Use BEFORE committing to a plan, project, hire, launch, funding round, or any irreversible decision. Triggers on Chinese phrases 即将启动 / 上线前 / 发布前 / kick off / 拍板 / 决定要做 / 万事俱备 / 一切都准备好了, and English "before we launch", "ready to ship", "let's commit to". Especially when the team is in a "this is definitely going to work" high-confidence mode (the most dangerous moment), or when user has vague unease they can't articulate. Pre-mortem assumes the plan has already failed 12 months from now, then asks 'why?' — releases concerns silenced by group enthusiasm. Do NOT use after the decision is already irreversible (do post-mortem prep instead), on low-stakes reversible trials, or in teams with low psychological safety (will become political attack).

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