Give me a short checklist for a pre-mortem for launch day. I want something I can run before I call the work done.
a pre-mortem for launch day, minus the vague advice
This started as a messy question about a pre-mortem for launch day. The follow-up made the answer practical.
Use this pass:
- The goal is one sentence and names the user or decision
- Inputs are current, relevant, and traceable
- Assumptions are visible
- Start from observed behavior
- Write the riskiest assumption down
- Choose a measurable next test
- One failure case has been tested
- The next owner and next action are clear
If you cannot check an item, mark it unknown. Do not quietly treat unknown as done.
Saving this. The unknown-versus-done line catches most of my shortcuts.
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