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Pre-mortem

Imagine the initiative has already failed — identify risks before they happen.

6 questions~10 min to complete

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Questions

1.

Imagine it's six months from now and this initiative has failed. What was the most likely cause?

Write the failure story as though it already happened. Be specific.

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2.

How likely do you consider this failure scenario?

1 = very unlikely, 5 = nearly certain without intervention.

Rating scaleRequired
3.

What early warning signs would indicate we're heading off-track?

Leading indicators — signals visible weeks before the failure, not after.

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4.

Which dependency or hand-off is your team most worried about?

Name the team or system and what the risk is.

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5.

What risk do you think leadership is underestimating?

Something that looks manageable from the outside but isn't from where you sit.

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6.

What can your team do in the next two weeks to reduce the most critical risk?

Concrete action, not a general attitude shift.

Long textRequired

What you'll get

After each completed session, Mayetik generates a structured AI summary. Here's an example of the output format — the actual content reflects each respondent's answers.

Sample AI summary

Key themes from this session

The respondent's answers highlighted three recurring themes — each supported by specific examples drawn from their experience. The summary captures what was said, not what was expected.

Standout insights

Two responses stood out as unusually detailed and pointed to an area worth following up on. The full text of each answer is preserved below the summary.

Suggested next steps

Based on the patterns in this session, the AI identified three concrete actions for the project team to consider. These are drawn directly from the respondent's own suggestions.

Generated from 6 questions · ~10 min session


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