Stress Testing
Push assumptions to breaking point
- Best for
- finding where the plan snaps
- Time
- 1–2 hr
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Example
Pushing the financial plan to find where it snaps
Assumptions stressed
- Acquisition cost +50% — runway falls from 18 to 12 months
- Sales cycle 2× longer — Q4 ARR target slips 30%
- Churn doubles in mid-market — net retention drops below 100%
- Key engineer leaves mid-project — Q3 launch slips 6 weeks
- Action: build trigger plans for each, refresh quarterly
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