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Pre-Mortem Analysis Template.

Before committing to a plan, when you want to surface hidden risks before they become expensive surprises. ✅

ChatGPT · Claude · Gemini·Beginner·~254 tokens
Curated by the AIPP team
Last updated 14 May 2026 · v3
pre-mortem-analysis-template.md · 254 words
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help {{target_user}} complete a Pre-Mortem Analysis Template.

# Context
Original working context:
- Run a pre-mortem on this plan or decision: {{describe_your_plan}}. Imagine it is 12 months from now and this plan has failed completely. Describe in vivid detail what went wrong — not the polite version, but the honest one. Then:
- 1. List every reason the failure could have happened.
- 2. Rank those reasons by likelihood.
- 3. For the top 3 most likely failure modes, design a specific preventive action I can take before launch.
- 4. Identify the single most important early warning signal — the thing I should monitor weekly that would tell me this is going off track. 📌

# Goal
Produce the exact deliverable requested for this use-case. Make the output practical, specific, and ready to use.

# Constraints
- Use the user's variables exactly where relevant.
- Avoid generic filler and vague advice.
- Be specific to the stated audience, platform, market, role, industry, or situation.
- Ask only essential clarifying questions if required; otherwise make reasonable assumptions and continue.

# Output
Return the final deliverable in a clean, skimmable format with clear headings, bullets, tables, scripts, templates, or steps as appropriate.

The variables to fill in

PlaceholderWhat to put thereExample
{{describe_your_plan}}Describe your planinsert your specific value
{{role}}Rolefreelance client onboarding strategist
{{target_user}}Target usera freelance consultant

How to customize this prompt

  1. Replace each {{double-curly}} with your real context.
  2. Adjust the constraints section to match your tone — formal, casual, blunt.
  3. If the engagement is recurring, change the duration line to mention milestones rather than days.
  4. Run it in your tool of choice. The output should be ready to paste with at most one small edit.

When to use

Before committing to a plan, when you want to surface hidden risks before they become expensive surprises. ✅

PRO TIP

The pre-mortem works best when done by a group or with fresh eyes — your own assumptions are the exact things most likely to blind you to the most probable failure mode.

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