Run a pre-mortem on your next project with Claude

Run a pre-mortem on your next project with Claude

Published By the AI Academy editorial team · editorial policyIncludes a video walkthrough7 min readBeginner

Imagine your project already failed, find out why with Claude, and fix the plan before you start.

TL;DR

You'll run Gary Klein's pre-mortem on a real project with Claude as your facilitator. You'll imagine the project has already failed, list every reason why, and let Claude add the risks you missed and rank them. Then you'll get a strengthened plan with a go or no-go call, saved as a Claude Doc you can share with your team.

Who this is for

  • Founders and freelancers about to launch a new offer or product
  • Managers kicking off a project with real stakes
  • Anyone who wants to catch the risks in a plan before they cost them

What you'll build

A shareable pre-mortem doc in Claude Docs with your top risks, early warning signs, changes to the plan, a go or no-go verdict and a check-in date.

Steps in this tutorial

  1. Run a pre-mortem on your next project with Claude
  2. Step 1: Paste the pre-mortem prompt
  3. Step 2: Brief the plan
  4. Step 3: Imagine the project failed
  5. Step 4: Review the added reasons and the ranking
  6. Step 5: Read your strengthened plan
  7. Step 6: Turn it into a Claude Doc
  8. Step 7: Share or export your pre-mortem
  9. Make it yours
  10. Recap

The step-by-step instructions, prompts and screenshots are for AI Academy subscribers.

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