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564. How to Succeed at Failing, Part 4: Extreme Resiliency

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The Premortum Technique: Anticipating and Addressing Project Failures

To break through the mindset of assuming everything will go smoothly, a premortem technique was developed. At the end of a kickoff meeting, participants imagine that the project has failed and write down all the reasons why it failed. This technique helps surface important issues that people might otherwise not mention or think about.

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