{"id":8499,"date":"2020-09-09T15:59:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T14:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/?post_type=pp_resource&p=8499"},"modified":"2022-09-01T16:03:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T15:03:37","slug":"prioritization","status":"publish","type":"pp_resource","link":"https:\/\/www.prodpad.com\/resources\/guides\/product-management-process\/prioritization\/","title":{"rendered":"Prioritization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What is feature prioritization?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Prioritization is the ongoing process of deciding what should be built when, based on what will bring most value to the user and what is feasible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Priorities sit on your product roadmap and should be continually reviewed and adjusted to reflect market changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you develop a clearer picture of which ideas will bring the most value and how much effort they will take to implement, this information should be fed straight back into your calculations for what comes next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Product Backlog Prioritization best practices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

How do you effectively prioritize features?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Good prioritization requires balancing quick fixes that you expect will have an immediate impact on your customers, versus product evolutions, which will help you lead or disrupt the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ProdPad Priority Chart: Quick Wins vs. Time Sinks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The best way to prioritize features for your product is to evaluate ideas in your product backlog to see which ones are important, pressing or highly valuable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the help of a priority chart, you can start to visualize your ideas in relationship to each other, which helps you identify:<\/p>\n\n\n\n