A prioritization matrix activity is quick and simple. It involves dragging options in quadrants, creating clarity over what to action and what to de-prioritize.
To help you quickly see, among the many many options, what to prioritize and start doing. It’s a helpful tool to get unstuck and create momentum when there are a lot of options to consider.
Whenever you have a lot of options and aren’t sure what to do next. These could be problem statements, ideas, experiments, and more. Use this to make decisions about what to prioritize and take action against.
± 20min
60 - 90 min
2+
Any key stakeholders involved in the project
Capture what you want to prioritize in the post its (problems, ideas, experiments, etc)
Drag each post it into the quadrant you believe at first glance it belongs in
Step back and look through where they’ve all been placed, and discuss certain ones to decide if they should move to another quadrant
Take your top 3-5 prioritized post its into the ‘next steps’ section, deciding what to action, when and who will own it
Prioritization matrix
Try it for yourself using the pre-made activity template.
Our templates have been created using Miro, a digital whiteboard tool. If you’re new to the tool you can check out this demo or reach out to a member of the design team for support.
If you’d like help with planning or facilitation, reach out to one of HP’s design thinking experts and we’ll work to help understand the challenge and get you started.
