Prioritisation
How is work sequenced? How are trade-offs made?
Can the team focus on what matters most, or is everything equally "urgent"?
What We Measure
How work is sequenced and how trade-offs are made — whether the team can focus on what matters most or treats everything as equally urgent. We surface whether prioritisation is a shared discipline or a daily scramble.
Why It Matters
Prioritisation is how a team manages its demands. Without it, urgency wins over importance and the team is perpetually busy yet rarely moves the things that matter. Deliberate trade-offs protect focus and make the team's limited capacity count.
When It's Working
- The team can say what it is not doing, and why
- Trade-offs are made openly against clear priorities
- Focus is protected from the merely urgent
When It's Not
- Everything is "top priority"
- The loudest request wins, regardless of value
- Important work is perpetually deferred for urgent work
Connected Components
Prioritisation sits alongside the other team-level components. Strengthen them together for the biggest effect.
Assess Prioritisation in Your Team
See how your team scores on Prioritisation as part of a full team diagnostic across all 14 components.