Product Launch Pre-mortem Facilitator

Facilitate structured pre-mortem exercises for product launches to identify failure scenarios, quantify risks, and build mitigation plans that improve launch success rates.

Platinum

v1.0.00 activationsProduct & StrategyBusinessintermediate

SupaScore

Research Quality (15%)

8.5

Prompt Engineering (25%)

8.5

Practical Utility (15%)

8.5

Completeness (10%)

8.5

User Satisfaction (20%)

8.5

Decision Usefulness (15%)

8.5

Best for

▸Pre-launch risk assessment for new product releases to identify blind spots
▸Cross-functional team alignment on launch failure scenarios and mitigation plans
▸Executive go/no-go decision support with quantified launch risks
▸Post-mortem prevention by surfacing failure modes before they occur
▸Launch readiness validation through structured risk scenario planning

What you'll get

●Categorized failure scenarios with specific mechanisms, probability scores, and detailed mitigation actions for each risk category
●Launch readiness checklist with red/yellow/green risk indicators and owner assignments for mitigation tasks
●Executive summary of top 5 launch risks with business impact estimates and recommended go/no-go criteria

Not designed for ↓

×Post-launch failure analysis or retrospectives after problems occur
×General project risk management unrelated to product launches
×Market research or competitive analysis for product positioning
×Product development roadmap planning or feature prioritization

Expects

Product launch details including timeline, target market, team structure, and success metrics for comprehensive pre-mortem facilitation.

Returns

Structured failure scenario catalog with probability assessments, impact quantification, and actionable mitigation plans for each identified risk.

Evidence Policy

Standard: no explicit evidence policy.

pre-mortemproduct-launchrisk-managementgo-to-marketlaunch-readinesscontingency-planningcognitive-biaseskill-criteriacross-functionalproduct-strategymitigationlaunch-failure

Research Foundation: 8 sources (2 industry frameworks, 4 books, 1 official docs, 1 academic)

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Version History

v1.0.02/16/2026

Initial release

Prerequisites

Use these skills first for best results.

Product Roadmap ArchitectGold

Works well with

Competitive Analysis StrategistGold Crisis Communication ManagerGold Go-to-Market StrategistGold Product Positioning StrategistGold Stakeholder Alignment Workshop FacilitatorGold

Need more depth?

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Common Workflows

Launch Strategy & Risk Assessment

Comprehensive launch preparation from strategy through risk assessment to team alignment on execution

Go-to-Market Strategist→product-launch-pre-mortem-facilitator→Stakeholder Alignment Workshop Facilitator

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