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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pre-mortem
"Il team ha tenuto un pre-mortem per discutere i potenziali problemi."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A meeting or analysis conducted before a project or process is completed, aimed at identifying potential problems and solutions.
"The team held a pre-mortem to discuss possible pitfalls before launching the new product." - 2
A proactive approach to risk management that involves anticipating failures and planning accordingly.
"During the pre-mortem, they brainstormed various scenarios that could lead to project failure."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'pre-mortem' is derived from the Latin prefix 'pre-' meaning 'before' and 'mortem' meaning 'death'. It emerged in the late 20th century, primarily in business and healthcare contexts, to denote an analysis or evaluation conducted before a project or process concludes, aiming to identify potential failures or risks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pre-Mortem" is said worldwide
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pré-mortem
Transliteration: pré-mortem
"L'équipe a organisé un pré-mortem pour identifier les problèmes potentiels."
Vor-Mortem
Transliteration: Vor-Mortem
"Das Team führte ein Vor-Mortem durch, um mögliche Risiken zu erkennen."
pre-mortem
Transliteration: pre-mortem
"Il team ha tenuto un pre-mortem per discutere i potenziali problemi."
pre-mortem
Transliteration: pre-mortem
"El equipo realizó un pre-mortem para identificar posibles fallos."
pré-mortem
Transliteration: pré-mortem
"A equipe fez um pré-mortem para discutir os riscos potenciais."
पूर्व-मृत्यु
Transliteration: Purv-Mrityu
"टीम ने संभावित समस्याओं की पहचान के लिए एक पूर्व-मृत्यु आयोजित की।"
事前评估
Transliteration: shì qián píng gū
"团队进行了事前评估，以识别潜在问题。"
사전 평가
Transliteration: sajeon pyeongga
"팀은 잠재적인 문제를 식별하기 위해 사전 평가를 실시했습니다."
事前評価
Transliteration: jizen hyōka
"チームは潜在的な問題を特定するために事前評価を行いました。"
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