prioritization

Overview

Based on Continuous Discovery Habits by Teresa Torres + RICE scoring. Torres's key insight: teams prioritize solutions when they should be prioritizing opportunities (unmet user needs). Map opportunities first, then generate solutions. Use RICE to score which opportunity is worth pursuing.

Workflow

Step 1: Separate opportunities from solutions

Before scoring anything, sort the backlog into:

• Opportunities - unmet user needs, pain points, desires ("users can't track their progress")
• Solutions - specific things to build ("add a dashboard")

Prioritize at the opportunity level. For each opportunity, generate 2-3 possible solutions. This prevents locking into one solution prematurely.