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name prioritization-advisor
description Guide PMs in choosing the right prioritization framework — RICE, ICE, Kano, MoSCoW, Value vs Effort, Cost of Delay — by asking adaptive questions about product stage, team context, and data availability.
type interactive
domain planning
difficulty intermediate
estimated_time 15-25 min
prerequisites
outputs
prioritization-recommendation
scored-backlog
triggers
Which prioritization framework should I use
Help me prioritize my backlog
How should I decide what to build next
Prioritization framework recommendation

Purpose

Help PMs choose the right prioritization framework by asking adaptive questions about product stage, team context, decision-making needs, and data availability. Then guide implementation with templates and examples.

Key Concepts

Framework Landscape

Framework Best For Data Needed
RICE Data-driven teams with metrics High — need reach, impact data
ICE Fast gut-check scoring Low — subjective scores
Value vs. Effort Quick visual prioritization Low — 2x2 matrix
Kano Feature delight classification Medium — customer surveys
MoSCoW Forcing hard scope decisions Low — stakeholder input
Cost of Delay Time-sensitive decisions Medium — urgency data
Weighted Scoring Complex multi-criteria decisions Medium — stakeholder alignment
Opportunity Scoring Customer-centric prioritization Medium — importance/satisfaction gaps

Application

Question 1: Product Stage

Agent asks: "What stage is your product in?"

  1. Pre-PMF — Searching for product-market fit, experimenting rapidly
  2. Early PMF, scaling — Found fit, growing, adding features
  3. Mature product — Established, optimizing, incremental improvements
  4. Multi-product/platform — Portfolio, cross-product dependencies

Question 2: Team Context

Agent asks: "What's your team and stakeholder environment?"

  1. Small team, limited resources — Need simple, fast framework
  2. Cross-functional, aligned — Can use data-driven frameworks
  3. Multiple stakeholders, misaligned — Need consensus-building
  4. Large org, complex dependencies — Need coordination framework

Question 3: Decision Challenge

Agent asks: "What's the primary prioritization challenge?"

  1. Too many ideas — Need to narrow to top 10
  2. Stakeholder disagreement — Need transparent process
  3. Lack of data-driven decisions — Want metrics-based scoring
  4. Strategic vs. tactical tradeoffs — Balancing long vs. short term

Question 4: Data Availability

Agent asks: "How much data do you have?"

  1. Minimal — New product, few metrics
  2. Some — Basic analytics, some feedback
  3. Rich — Usage metrics, A/B tests, surveys

Output: Framework Recommendation + Implementation Guide

# Prioritization Framework Recommendation

**Context:** [Summary from Q1-Q4]

## Recommended: [Framework Name]

**Why it fits:** [Rationale tied to each answer]

## Implementation

### Step 1: [Setup]
[Detailed guidance]

### Step 2: [Scoring/Evaluation]
[Template with example]

### Step 3: [Review and Decide]
[How to use the output]

## Scoring Template
| Item | [Criteria 1] | [Criteria 2] | [Criteria 3] | Score |
|------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------|
| [Feature A] | [#] | [#] | [#] | [Total] |

## Alternative: [Second choice framework]
Consider if [condition].

Quality Rubric

Dimension 0 1 2
Context Fit Generic recommendation Matches 1-2 dimensions Matches all 4 context dimensions
Actionability Framework name only Steps listed Full template + scored example
Alternatives None Mentioned With switching criteria

References

Related Skills

  • skills/planning/epic-hypothesis/SKILL.md — Items to prioritize
  • skills/planning/roadmap-planning/SKILL.md — Prioritization feeds the roadmap
  • skills/planning/now-next-later-roadmap/SKILL.md — Output format

External Frameworks

  • Sean Ellis, RICE; Intercom, Prioritization articles

Skill type: Interactive Domain: Planning & Prioritization