Back tostdlib
Activity

Roadmap prioritization workshop

Apply frameworks to prioritize technical initiatives

Learn to prioritize technical initiatives using structured frameworks. This activity helps you make objective decisions about where to invest engineering effort.

45 minutes
analysis

Overview

Learn to prioritize technical initiatives using structured frameworks. This activity helps you make objective decisions about where to invest engineering effort.

Learning objectives

  • Apply prioritization frameworks
  • Balance technical and business needs
  • Create defensible prioritization decisions

Instructions

Prioritize your technical roadmap:

1. List all proposed initiatives 2. Define evaluation criteria 3. Score each initiative 4. Apply effort vs. impact analysis 5. Create prioritized roadmap

Steps

1

Initiative inventory

15 minutes

List all potential projects

2

Scoring

20 minutes

Evaluate against criteria

3

Prioritization

10 minutes

Create final ranked list

Pro tips

  • •Include diverse perspectives
  • •Consider dependencies
  • •Document rationale for decisions

Example outcome

A prioritized roadmap with 5-10 initiatives ranked by value and effort

Explore more resources

Check out the full stdlib collection for more frameworks, templates, and guides to accelerate your technical leadership journey.