pre-mortem

Definitions

Alternative spelling of premortem.

alt-of, alternative

Examples

“The pre-mortem is the most elegant of the methods for its simplicity, but it can suffer⟳ from limited expert participation and a less rigorous process⟳. Pre-mortems have⟳ gained traction among military planners as way to overcome⟳ placing too much confidence in their own⟳ plans.”

“Some of the best pre-mortems for Steve Ballmer, out-going CEO of Microsoft, have⟳ chalked up the company's problem to the "innovator's dilemma."”

“There are more structured approaches to brainstorming, including scenario analysis, pre-mortems, movie plotting, and literature reviews, which can help⟳ bring⟳ a little structure⟳, but they’re still not great.”

“As you look⟳ at your agile team’s high-level project plan⟳, you notice⟳ there are three pre-mortems scheduled. You ask⟳ your leader to define⟳ a pre-mortem.”

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