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Criterion
Paper illustration of a calibrated five-by-five risk matrix with response cards.
Decision Making
Risk Matrix
A hypothetical failure makes concrete risks, signals, and fitting mitigations visible.
Decision Making
Pre-Mortem
Paper illustration for Eat the Frog
Operations
Eat the Frog
Purposedifferent
When a project faces many possible disruptions, it quickly becomes unclear which risks deserve attention first. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Risk Matrix and a Top Risk List.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.The method protects energy and attention for the task that creates the largest progress and is often postponed.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min20–45 min15-90 min daily
Participantsdifferent
3-10Small cross-functional group1
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Risk Matrix, Top Risk ListRisk list, Mitigation plan, Assumption logPriority Task, Completion Note, Daily Focus
Tagsno overlap
RiskDecisionPrioritizationAssessment
RiskDecisionFailurePlanning
PrioritizationProductivityFocusExecution
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A paper tomato timer connects a focus task, short breaks and a work record.
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Paper illustration for Weekly Review.
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