Describe Your Project Answer these questions honestly. The pre-mortem works by imagining your project has already failed — then identifying why. How clear are the requirements?Very clear — documented and signed offMostly clear — some gaps remainStill evolving — significant unknowns Team experience with this type of project?High — done this many timesSome — similar but not identicalNew — first time for the team How many external dependencies (vendors, APIs, approvals)?None — fully internalA few (1-3)Many (4+) Project timeline pressure?Comfortable — buffer built inTight — minimal slackUrgent — hard deadline, no room Team stability over the project duration?Stable — same team throughoutSome risk of turnover or reallocationVolatile — shared resources, likely changes Stakeholder alignment?Aligned — clear single decision-makerMostly aligned — occasional disagreementsConflicting — multiple agendas Run Pre-Mortem Analysis