# Pre-mortem — {{Programme}}

**Setup (5 min):** "It is {{date, 12 months out}}. The programme failed. It was quietly switched off."

**Silent write (10 min):** Everyone writes causes alone. No discussion. This is the whole trick.

**Round robin (20 min):** One cause each, no debate, until the room is empty.

**Cluster (15 min):** Group into: value, data, quality, trust, operations, adoption.

**Score (15 min):** Probability x impact, 1-5 each. Take the top 8.

**Own (10 min):** Every top risk leaves with a named owner, a first action and a date.

**Output:** entries in the RAID register before anyone leaves the room.

**Facilitator notes:** the most senior person speaks last, always. If no one names an adoption risk, prompt for it — it is the most common cause of quiet failure.