Comments on: How To Prioritise Quickly And Intuitively

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:48:00 +0000

I’ve created an Excel spreadsheet featuring this chart and the posting text. Is there an e-mail that I can send it to so others can use it if they’d like?
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By: Michele

Michele — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:09:00 +0000

It remembers the BCG matrix

By: Ken Barker

Ken Barker — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:17:00 +0000

I've used a prioritization technique that is a bit similar - however instead of the quadrants being setup around dropping somthing, no-brainer, etc. I use things like 1) Reduces risk, 2) benefits user, 3) Enhances revenue and finally 4) externally required (for things like legal, etc.)

Particularly if I am working with client reps - they take to these really well.

Something goes into the no-brainer pile for us when it hits on three or more of these quadrants, and needs more scrutiny if it only hits one or two.

By: bashar

bashar — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:07:00 +0000

I like the diagram. Really true. Without visualizing it in such easy and nice way, I have many ideas that come to my mind, due to mu lack of time I started knocking many of them and go to what's called Quick Wins. No risk, no long time, decent income.

I should be moving to the right slowly though.

By: Andrew B

Andrew B — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:39:00 +0000

Great idea. I like the picture of the biker and the train. That guy really does have to think of priorities!

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:19:00 +0000

This is similar in many respects to Steven Covey’s diagram in “7 Habits.” I’ve often thought that someone could make a really effective to-do program using this matrix, but it won’t be me, since I don’t code.

By: David Churchville

David Churchville — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 20:04:00 +0000

Interesting post, Kelly.

I think being able to visualize priority in 2 dimensions is actually a pretty compelling approach.

How do you see this working for situations where multiple customers have conflicting priorities? Where would you plot the importance?

I’ve blogged about prioritization for multiple customers a while back here:
http://www.extremeplanner.com/blog/2005/10/prioritizing-requests-from-multiple.html