Decision pattern

Project Prioritization

Project prioritization selects a feasible portfolio of initiatives when impact, effort, budget, dependencies, and strategic constraints conflict.

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Use this when

Simple scoring lists ignore capacity, dependencies, budget caps, required work, and portfolio balance. The highest score is not always a portfolio that fits the rules.

Inputs

candidate initiatives, value and risk assessments, budget and capacity, dependencies and required work.

Constraints

Budget cap, Team capacity, Required dependencies, Must-do initiatives, Portfolio balance.

Decision output

selected portfolio, deferred initiatives, capacity and budget use, scenario comparison.

A small example

Projects are sorted by score, then debated manually when budget and dependency conflicts appear. The decision process makes the rules explicit, then compares feasible options against the stated objective: Choose the highest value feasible portfolio under budget, effort, and dependency constraints.

ProjectImpactEffortBudgetDependencyRisk
Demand dashboard9412000-Low
New onboarding flow7618000Data cleanupMedium
Capacity model8515000-Low

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