Ep 146 AI: Premortems, Because A.I. Won't Wait for a Retrospective

About this episode

Stephen discusses the necessity of pre-mortems in the age of AI to ensure responsible project management.

The "ship it, fix it later" playbook was already broken. AI just made it catastrophic. Post-mortems assume you have time to observe, adjust, and course correct. AI has collapsed those timelines, and the damage isn't waiting for a retrospective. In this episode, Stephen argues that pre-mortems aren't a luxury anymore. They're the only way responsible teams can keep pace with and scale AI-assisted work. He walks through six questions every team needs to answer before any project where AI touche...

People in this episode

Host: Stephen Gates

Topics covered

• AI
• premortems
• project management
• team dynamics
• AI-assisted work

Keywords

• AI
• premortem
• post-mortem
• project management
• team questions
• AI impact

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