# Run a pre-mortem on a plan

Imagines the plan failed and works out why, so you can prevent it.

- Topic: Thinking & Decisions
- Framework: RCTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Plan, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/run-a-pre-mortem-on-a-plan

## Prompt

```text
Act as an enterprise risk strategist.

**Context**
We are planning to execute the following initiative and want to identify likely failure modes before launch.

**Task**
Assume the initiative failed after 12 months. Identify the most plausible failure reasons across strategy, people, process, technology, adoption, governance, dependencies, and external factors. Prioritize by likelihood and impact.

**Format**
Use:
| Failure mode | Likelihood | Impact | Early warning sign | Preventive action |

**Plan:** [PASTE]
```

## What to fill in

- PASTE

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