Prioritization Notes

The best ideas on how to make a decision on what to do next

Frameworks

Prioritization frameworks are ready-made models that help you translate opinions into clear and precise criteria. Choose one that meets your team's goals, or develop your own criteria based on several of them.

Minimizes future risks and avoids slowing down the development of your software.

  • Code Knowledge. How are you familiar with the code?
  • Severity. How it affects the software's functionality or performance?
  • Dependency and Scale. How many components depend on that part of the code? The scale of impacted software architecture.
  • Cost of Fixing. How many story points would it cost to fix the technical debt issue?

Total Score = (KnowledgeSeverity + Dependency) – 3 * Cost