Idea Priority Scoring

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Assigning impact and effort to an idea helps you understand exactly the amount of work it will require to see through its completion. This can allow you to better prioritize your backlog and adjust your roadmap based on your team's workload. Once these numbers are assigned, you can easily view your priorities via the priority chart. 

Setting Impact and Effort scales

To change the scales, head to your Account Settings > Configuration. There are three options available:

Planning Poker Scale (default)
Based on a popular Agile planning exercise, this scale follows the Fibonacci Sequence. As your estimates get bigger, the exact sizing is less precise, and therefore the numbers are further apart.

T-shirt Sizes Scale
Another popular Agile planning exercise, with easy to understand t-shirt sizes representing relative sizes and priorities.

A simple 1 to 10 scale
This scale is linear for simplicity, with 10 representing the highest level of effort or impact.

Assigning a priority to ideas

You have three options available for your priority view:

Chart and sliders

This option allows you to view and set the priority based on the chart and sliders. You can assign a priority by either moving the dot on the chart, or with the scales available. By default, the dot will appear in the middle of the chart.

Chart only

This option allows you to view and set the priority by dragging the dot on the cart. By default, the dot will appear in the middle of the chart.

Scales only

This option allows you to view and set the priority based on the scale selected by adjusting the sliders available.