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The Early Warning System

Proactive risk management, issue prevention, and strategic foresight

The prompt
Predict which email topics are likely to become future problems based on patterns in the last 30 days. For each potential issue provide: 1) Issue description (clear problem statement), 2) Warning indicators observed (specific signals detected), 3) Likelihood score (1-10 based on pattern analysis), 4) Potential impact if not addressed (consequence analysis), 5) Timeline to probable escalation (days/weeks), 6) Recommended mitigation strategies (specific actions), 7) Who should be involved in prevention (stakeholders), 8) Preventive action timeline with milestones. Prioritize by risk score (likelihood × impact) and create an early warning dashboard with red/yellow/green status.

How to use it

  1. 1Select Copy the prompt above.
  2. 2Paste it into Microsoft 365 Copilot.
  3. 3Replace anything in brackets with your own detail, then send it.

Copilot gathers and drafts. You verify and decide. Check every figure, name and date against the system it came from before you act on it.

Written for

Manager, Project Manager, Risk Manager, Executive, Director