$npx -y skills add phuryn/pm-skills --skill prioritize-featuresPrioritize a backlog of feature ideas based on impact, effort, risk, and strategic alignment with top 5 recommendations. Use when prioritizing a feature backlog, making scope decisions, or ranking product ideas.
| 1 | ## Prioritize Feature Backlog |
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| 3 | Evaluate and rank a backlog of feature ideas to identify the top 5 to pursue. |
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| 5 | ### Context |
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| 7 | You are helping prioritize features for **$ARGUMENTS**. |
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| 9 | If the user provides files (spreadsheets, backlogs, opportunity assessments), read and analyze them directly. |
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| 11 | ### Domain Context |
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| 13 | For framework selection guidance, see the `prioritization-frameworks` skill. Key recommendations: |
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| 15 | **Opportunity Score** (Dan Olsen, *The Lean Product Playbook*) is recommended for evaluating customer problems: Opportunity Score = Importance × (1 − Satisfaction), normalized to 0–1. High Importance + low Satisfaction = best opportunities. Prioritize **problems (opportunities)**, not solutions. |
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| 17 | **ICE** is recommended for quick scoring of initiatives: Impact (Opportunity Score × # Customers) × Confidence × Ease. **RICE** adds Reach as a separate factor for larger teams. |
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| 19 | ### Instructions |
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| 21 | The user will describe their product objective, desired outcomes, and provide feature ideas. Work through these steps: |
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| 23 | 1. **Understand priorities**: Confirm the product objective and success metrics. |
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| 25 | 2. **Evaluate each feature** against: |
| 26 | - **Impact**: How much does it move the needle on desired outcomes? Consider Opportunity Score if customer data is available. |
| 27 | - **Effort**: How much development, design, and coordination is required? |
| 28 | - **Risk**: How much uncertainty exists? What assumptions need testing? |
| 29 | - **Strategic alignment**: How well does it fit the product vision and current goals? |
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| 31 | 3. **Recommend the top 5 features** with: |
| 32 | - Clear ranking (1-5) |
| 33 | - Brief rationale for each selection |
| 34 | - Key trade-offs considered |
| 35 | - What was deprioritized and why |
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| 37 | 4. **Present as a prioritization table** if helpful. |
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| 39 | Think step by step. Save as markdown if the output is substantial. |
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| 41 | --- |
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| 43 | ### Further Reading |
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| 45 | - [Kano Model: How to Delight Your Customers Without Becoming a Feature Factory](https://www.productcompass.pm/p/kano-model-how-to-delight-your-customers) |
| 46 | - [The Product Management Frameworks Compendium + Templates](https://www.productcompass.pm/p/the-product-frameworks-compendium) |
| 47 | - [Continuous Product Discovery Masterclass (CPDM)](https://www.productcompass.pm/p/cpdm) (video course) |