rice-prioritisation

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name: rice-prioritisation
description: "Score and rank product initiatives using the RICE framework. Use when asked to prioritise features, rank a backlog using RICE, score initiatives for quarterly planning, or apply an objective framework to a list of competing ideas. Produces a ranked RICE table with scores, quick wins and moonshot flags, dependency notes, and a recommended sequencing order."
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# RICE Prioritisation Skill

Apply consistent, criteria-based RICE scoring to a list of features or initiatives to produce an objective prioritisation ranking.

## Required Inputs

Ask the user for these if not provided:
- **List of initiatives or features to score** (names and brief descriptions)
- **Reach estimates** (users affected per quarter — from analytics if available)
- **Impact estimates** (use the standard scale below)
- **Effort estimates** (person-months — from engineering if available)
- **Quarter or planning period**

## RICE Definitions (adapt to your context)
- **Reach:** Number of users affected per quarter (use actual DAU/MAU data where available)
- **Impact:** Effect on your primary metric — use scale: 3=massive, 2=high, 1=medium, 0.5=low, 0.25=minimal
- **Confidence:** How certain are we about R and I estimates? 100%=high, 80%=medium, 50%=low
- **Effort:** Person-months required across all functions

## RICE Formula
RICE Score = (Reach × Impact × Confidence) / Effort

## Process
1. For each initiative provided, gather or estimate R, I, C, E values
2. Flag where estimates are weak and note what data would improve them
3. Calculate RICE score for each
4. Rank highest to lowest
5. Flag any "quick wins" (high RICE score, low effort) and "moonshots" (high impact, high effort)
6. Note dependencies between items that affect sequencing
7. **Validate** — Cross-check: if the top-ranked item surprises the team, investigate whether an estimate is inflated. RICE is a tool, not a verdict.

## Output Structure

### RICE Prioritisation: [Backlog/Quarter]
| Initiative | Reach | Impact | Confidence | Effort | RICE Score | Notes |
|------------|-------|--------|------------|--------|------------|-------|
| [name] | [n] | [score] | [%] | [months] | [score] | [flags] |

#### Recommended Sequence
[Top 5 initiatives with rationale]

#### Quick Wins (high score, low effort)
[Items to pick up alongside bigger bets]

#### Data Gaps to Address
[What information would most improve scoring accuracy]

## Quality Checks

- [ ] Every initiative has all four RICE components estimated (even roughly)
- [ ] Confidence is 50% for anything without data backing (not 100% as a default)
- [ ] Quick wins and moonshots are explicitly called out
- [ ] Dependencies that affect sequencing are noted
- [ ] Any surprising ranking is investigated before accepting it