Requirement Prioritization

Requirement Prioritization

Overview

Use this skill to produce reproducible priority decisions that are executable under real dependency and capacity constraints.

Scope Boundaries

• Use this skill when the task matches the trigger condition described in description.
• Do not use this skill when the primary task falls outside this skill's domain.

Shared References

• Dependency-aware ranking rules:
  • references/dependency-aware-ranking-rules.md

Templates And Assets

• Prioritization scorecard template:
  • assets/prioritization-scorecard-template.csv

Inputs To Gather

• Approved requirement baseline.
• Effort/dependency estimates and capacity limits.
• Risk/compliance constraints.
• Release timeline assumptions.

Deliverables

• Ranked requirement backlog with rationale.
• Release cut-line and deferred set.
• Dependency-feasible execution sequence.

Workflow

1. Set ranking dimensions and weights.
2. Score requirements with assets/prioritization-scorecard-template.csv.
3. Apply dependency and mandatory-item rules via references/dependency-aware-ranking-rules.md.
4. Validate resulting sequence against capacity.
5. Publish ranking decision and deferral triggers.

Quality Standard

• Ranking is reproducible from documented rules.
• Sequence is dependency-feasible.
• Mandatory constraints are never silently deprioritized.

Failure Conditions

• Stop when ranking ignores required dependencies.
• Stop when mandatory compliance/security items are deferred without escalation.
• Escalate when capacity assumptions invalidate priority outcomes.