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Rice Impact Matrix by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

Name: Rice Impact Matrix
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

Rice Impact Matrix

Score features using RICE and plot against strategic alignment for nuanced prioritisation. Use when asked to prioritise features, build a priority matrix, combine quantitative scoring with strategic fit, or decide what to build next with multiple competing initiatives. Produces a scored priority matrix with RICE scores, strategic alignment ratings, quadrant placement, and sequencing recommendations.

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RICE + Strategic Alignment Skill

Produce a prioritisation output that balances quantitative RICE scoring with qualitative strategic fit — because the highest RICE score isn't always the right next bet.

Required Inputs

Ask the user for these if not provided:

List of initiatives or features to prioritise (names and brief descriptions)
Current strategic priorities or OKRs (needed to rate strategic alignment)
Reach estimates (users affected per quarter — even rough estimates work)
Effort estimates (person-months — from engineering if available)
Quarter or planning period

Two-Stage Process

Stage 1: RICE Scoring

Reach: Users affected per quarter
Impact: 3/2/1/0.5/0.25 scale
Confidence: 100% / 80% / 50%
Effort: Person-months
RICE = (R × I × C) / E

Stage 2: Strategic Alignment Score

Rate each initiative against your current strategic priorities (provided as input):

Directly supports top OKR: +3
Supports secondary OKR: +2
Neutral: +1
Contradicts strategic direction: -1

Final Priority Score

Combined Score = RICE Score + (Strategic Alignment × 10)

Validate — Flag any initiative where RICE score and strategic alignment conflict sharply (e.g., high RICE, low alignment). These require an explicit team conversation before sequencing.

Output Structure

Priority Matrix — [Quarter]

Initiative	RICE Score	Strategic Alignment	Combined Score	Quadrant	Recommendation
[name]	[score]	[score]	[combined]	[Now/Next/Later/Drop]	[action]

Quadrant Definitions

Now: High RICE + High Strategic Alignment → Build this quarter
Next: High RICE + Lower Alignment → Queue for next quarter
Later: Lower RICE + High Alignment → Revisit when capacity allows
Drop: Low RICE + Low Alignment → Remove from backlog

Recommendations

[Top 5 initiatives with rationale for sequencing]

Quality Checks

All RICE components have an estimate (even if low confidence — flag those)
Strategic alignment is rated against specific OKRs, not general "feels strategic"
Conflicts between RICE rank and strategic alignment are explicitly flagged
"Drop" recommendations are specific — not just "low priority, deprioritise"
Confidence levels on estimates are noted where weak (drives the 50% confidence flag)

---name: rice-impact-matrixdescription: Score features using RICE and plot against strategic alignment for nuanced prioritisation. Use when asked to prioritise features, build a priority matrix, combine quantitative scoring with strategic fit, or decide what to build next with multiple competing initiatives. Produces a scored priority matrix with RICE scores, strategic alignment ratings, quadrant placement, and sequencing recommendations.--- # RICE + Strategic Alignment Skill Produce a prioritisation output that balances quantitative RICE scoring with qualitative strategic fit — because the highest RICE score isn't always the right next bet. ## Required Inputs Ask the user for these if not provided: - **List of initiatives or features to prioritise** (names and brief descriptions) - **Current strategic priorities or OKRs** (needed to rate strategic alignment) - **Reach estimates** (users affected per quarter — even rough estimates work) - **Effort estimates** (person-months — from engineering if available) - **Quarter or planning period** ## Two-Stage Process ### Stage 1: RICE Scoring - Reach: Users affected per quarter - Impact: 3/2/1/0.5/0.25 scale - Confidence: 100% / 80% / 50% - Effort: Person-months - RICE = (R × I × C) / E ### Stage 2: Strategic Alignment Score Rate each initiative against your current strategic priorities (provided as input): - Directly supports top OKR: +3 - Supports secondary OKR: +2 - Neutral: +1 - Contradicts strategic direction: -1 ### Final Priority Score Combined Score = RICE Score + (Strategic Alignment × 10) **Validate** — Flag any initiative where RICE score and strategic alignment conflict sharply (e.g., high RICE, low alignment). These require an explicit team conversation before sequencing. ## Output Structure ### Priority Matrix — [Quarter] | Initiative | RICE Score | Strategic Alignment | Combined Score | Quadrant | Recommendation | |------------|------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|----------------| | [name] | [score] | [score] | [combined] | [Now/Next/Later/Drop] | [action] | #### Quadrant Definitions - **Now:** High RICE + High Strategic Alignment → Build this quarter - **Next:** High RICE + Lower Alignment → Queue for next quarter - **Later:** Lower RICE + High Alignment → Revisit when capacity allows - **Drop:** Low RICE + Low Alignment → Remove from backlog #### Recommendations [Top 5 initiatives with rationale for sequencing] ## Quality Checks - [ ] All RICE components have an estimate (even if low confidence — flag those) - [ ] Strategic alignment is rated against specific OKRs, not general "feels strategic" - [ ] Conflicts between RICE rank and strategic alignment are explicitly flagged - [ ] "Drop" recommendations are specific — not just "low priority, deprioritise" - [ ] Confidence levels on estimates are noted where weak (drives the 50% confidence flag)

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