A roadmap with 50 priorities has zero priorities.
1RICE: The ROI Calculator
Use RICE when you need to defend your roadmap to stakeholders with data. It forces you to estimate 'Reach' (how many people) and 'Effort' (how many weeks), making the trade-offs explicit.
2MoSCoW: The Release Guard
MoSCoW is perfect for fixed-deadline projects. Identify the 'Must Haves' (the Minimum Viable Product). If you run out of time, you cut the 'Could Haves' first.
3The Bias Trap
Beware of 'HIPPO' (Highest Paid Person's Opinion). Prioritization frameworks are the PM's shield against arbitrary feature requests from powerful stakeholders.
