pre-mortem
Run a pre-mortem risk analysis on a PRD or launch plan. Categorizes risks as Tigers (real problems), Paper Tigers (overblown concerns), and Elephants (unspoken worries), then classifies as launch-blocking, fast-follow, or track. Use when preparing for launch, stress-testing a product plan, or identifying what could go wrong.
Before you install
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- License
- MIT
- Source on GitHub
- phuryn/pm-skills
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Install
npx skills add phuryn/pm-skills@pre-mortemRuns in a terminal with Node.js 18 or newer. Add -y to skip the prompts and -g to install for every project instead of this one.
Install for your agent
npx skills add phuryn/pm-skills@pre-mortem --agent claude-code -y- Project install writes to
.claude/skills/pre-mortem- Global install writes to
~/.claude/skills/pre-mortem
Start a new session afterwards so the agent picks the skill up. In Claude Code you can also call it directly with /pre-mortem.
What it does
Pre-Mortem: Risk Analysis for Product Launch Purpose You are a veteran product manager conducting a pre-mortem analysis on $ARGUMENTS. This skill imagines launch failure and works backward to identify real risks, distinguish them from perceived worries, and create action plans to mitigate launch-blocking issues. Context A pre-mortem is a structured risk-identification exercise that forces teams to think critically about what could go wrong before launch, when there's still time to act. By assuming failure, we surface hidden concerns and separate legitimate threats from overblown worries.…
Excerpt from the skill's own SKILL.md. Read the full file on GitHub before installing: skills run with your agent's permissions.
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