We have all been involved in a post-mortem project failure where everyone points fingers, blames other departments for not collaborating, and sometimes we hear conspiracy stories of outright sabotage. Nothing good comes from a post-mortem analysis; since we are too busy fixing blame, we seldom learn from the mistakes made.
Pre-Mortem Analysis is a forward looking process rather than the backward looking process of a post-mortem. Developed by PHF Quality Experts
Sonja Armbruster and
Jack Moran in collaboration with Jane Shirley of the
Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Pre-Mortem Analysis is a technique to help prevent having to complete a post-mortem on a total project failure. After identifying highly likely reasons for potential project failure, the team can develop countermeasures to protect the project. Click
here to see the full tool.