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Meaning of pre-mortem | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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