Prioritization Framework

This excel file has drop-downs to make difficult decision-making and prioritization processes easier on individuals and teams. It includes the following elements:

• Priority

• Initiative

• Effort: financial cost, time cost, risk of doing

• Impact: growth potential, break-even, risk of not doing

• Outcome: overall priority, go / no-go

We’ve used this to great effect in a variety of high-growth company scenarios, not only for which product features to develop, but also which growth tactics to pursue and to help us with critical capital allocation decisions.