prioritization-advisor

Prioritization Advisor is an interactive skill that helps product managers choose the right prioritization framework for their specific situation rather than defaulting to whatever is fashionable. It is explicitly a decision guide, not a scoring calculator: instead of computing a ranked backlog, it recommends which framework to adopt and how to implement it, given the team's stage, context, and stakeholder dynamics. The goal is to avoid two common failure modes: framework whiplash from switching approaches constantly, and applying the wrong framework, such as using RICE for strategic bets or ICE where data-driven rigor is needed.

The skill surveys a broad landscape of options and explains when each fits. Scoring frameworks include RICE, ICE, Value vs. Effort, and Weighted Scoring; strategic frameworks include the Kano model, Opportunity Scoring, Buy-a-Feature, and MoSCoW; and contextual frameworks include Cost of Delay, Impact Mapping, and Story Mapping. To arrive at a recommendation it asks up to four adaptive questions (product stage, team and stakeholder context, the primary prioritization challenge, and data availability), each offering three to four enumerated options, and it treats any context provided with the invocation as answers already given so it can skip questions it already has answers for. It uses a companion workshop-facilitation protocol for the interaction style, including one-question turns and numbered options.

Use it when choosing a framework for the first time, when the current one is not working, when aligning stakeholders on a prioritization process, or when onboarding new PMs to team practices. It is deliberately not meant for situations where a working framework already exists, for one-off decisions, or as a substitute for strategic vision, since frameworks execute strategy but do not create it. The output is a recommended framework with implementation guidance tailored to the answers given.