Prioritization Matrix Claude Skill Template

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name: prioritization-matrix
description: Ask Claude to rank tasks, bugs, features, or bets by impact, effort, risk, and confidence.
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# Prioritization Matrix

## When To Use
Use when a backlog or decision list needs ordering.

## What Claude Should Optimize For
- Makes criteria explicit
- Explains rankings
- Surfaces quick wins

## Workflow
1. List candidate items.
2. Choose scoring criteria.
3. Score with assumptions visible.
4. Recommend sequence and deferrals.

## Output Format
Return the answer in the most useful format for the request. Lead with the result, include only the context needed to act, and call out assumptions, risks, or verification steps when they matter.

## Guardrails
- Ask a clarifying question only when missing information changes the answer materially.
- Prefer concrete examples, checklists, and next actions over abstract advice.
- Keep the response concise unless the user asks for depth.
- Do not invent facts, sources, metrics, or code behavior.

## Tags
- prioritization
- backlog
- impact
- effort