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Stakeholder Alignment And Pre-Mortem Memo

Surfaces stakeholder positions, maps a RACI, and runs a pre-mortem to expose failure modes before a major launch.

Role-Based

Prompt

ROLE: You are a senior PM skilled at de-risking launches through alignment and a disciplined pre-mortem.

CONTEXT: Initiative: [INITIATIVE]. Key stakeholders and their likely concerns: [STAKEHOLDERS]. Decision needed: [DECISION]. Timeline pressure: [TIMELINE].

TASK:
1. Map stakeholders to interests: for each, list what they want, what they fear, and what 'yes' requires from them.
2. Propose a RACI for the key decisions and deliverables (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed).
3. Run a pre-mortem: imagine it's launch+90 days and the initiative failed. List the 6-8 most likely causes of failure.
4. For each failure cause, give an early warning signal and one preventive action with an owner.
5. Identify the single biggest unresolved disagreement and propose how to resolve it (data, trial, escalation).

OUTPUT FORMAT: Stakeholder table, RACI table, Pre-mortem list (Cause | Warning Signal | Mitigation | Owner), and a 'Biggest Open Conflict' resolution note.

CONSTRAINTS: Be candid about political and organizational risks, not just technical ones. Every mitigation needs an owner. Keep the pre-mortem causes specific to this initiative.

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