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Prioritize the backlog with RICE

Scores a list of features on reach, impact, confidence and effort, and explains the top five.

Use it when
The backlog is long and every request feels urgent.
What you fill in
  • items Backlog items with any data you have (requests, users affected, effort guesses)
  • goal The metric this quarter is about
The prompt
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Prioritize this backlog for the goal: goal

Items: items

For each item estimate Reach (users per quarter), Impact (0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 3), Confidence (50%, 80%, 100%) and Effort (person-weeks), then RICE = R × I × C ÷ E.
Output a table sorted by RICE, with one line justifying each estimate.
Then: the top 5 with why they win; 3 items that score low but might be strategic, and why; and anything that should be deleted outright.
Mark every estimate that is a guess with "(guess)" and say what data would firm it up.
Before you answer, check your draft against every instruction above and fix anything that misses.
Replace each highlighted input with your details before you send it.
Why it works
  • Uses a known formula so scores are comparable.
  • Marks guesses explicitly.
  • Leaves room for strategic exceptions instead of hiding them.