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Criterion
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
Operations
Weekly Review
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Paper notes move from an inbox to action, project and calendar collections.
Operations
Getting Things Done
Purposedifferent
In early initiatives with many uncertainties, planning quickly turns too optimistic. A pre-mortem makes the expected failure visible in advance and sharpens the view of causes, gaps, and countermeasures.In a week with many open loops, the method creates distance from operational noise. It organizes commitments, calendar, and projects so the next week becomes workable.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.With many open commitments and ideas in daily life, a reliable external storage system emerges. The method relieves the mind so priority and context don't have to compete in memory.
Complexitydifferent
LowLowMediumMedium
Timedifferent
20–45 min30-60 min30-90 min1-2 h Setup, laufend
Participantsdifferent
Small cross-functional group11-61
Formatdifferent
WorkshopAsyncWorkshop + asyncAsync
Outputdifferent
Risk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logUpdated Task System, Weekly Focus, Next ActionsDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption ListAction Lists, Project List, Review Routine
Tagsno overlap
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
ProductivityExecutionPlanning
DecisionTreeOptions
ProductivityPlanningTasksExecution
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