# Pre-mortem actions

## Planned outcome
[What we are trying to achieve]

## Hypothetical failure
[Imagine the work has failed. What does that failure look like, and for whom?]

## Context
- Participants: [people with relevant perspectives]
- Sources and known facts: [current evidence and access-checked links]
- Assumptions: [what we have not confirmed]

## Risks worth acting on
Repeat for each selected risk:

### Risk: [a plausible cause of failure]
- Why it could happen: [evidence or a clearly marked assumption]
- Consequence: [who or what would be affected]
- Early signal: [what we can observe before the harm]
- Prevention or response: [a concrete action]
- Agreed owner: [confirm who will act]
- Work link: [where the action will be tracked]
- Review point: [a meaningful check or date agreed by the team]
- Remaining exposure: [what the action does not cover]

## Decisions and next check
- Actions selected: [which risks we will address and why]
- Risks accepted or deferred: [reason and who agreed]
- Next check: [when we inspect the signals and actions]