⭐️ Impact Versus Effort Matrix (x10 💪)

About

The Impact Effort matrix (also known as a Value versus Effort Matrix) it’s a super useful decision-making tool that helps you organize tasks or projects based on the level of impact to be made - versus effort required.

By assessing these two factors, you can focus your team's efforts on what matters most to make efficient use of both your time and resources.

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For who and for when?

Team Leaders or Product Owners can use the matrix to prioritize tasks and projects for their roadmap. As a big benefit, the exercise enables meaningful dialogue inside of teams as they explore different perspectives of value, effort and complexity

Individuals can use the matrix to manage personal or small-scale projects. It helps make informed decisions about where to invest time and resources.

Innovation Teams can use the matrix to assess and prioritize ideas and concepts. It guides them in selecting the most promising innovations to pursue.

Business Leaders can use the matrix to evaluate strategic initiatives and investments. It helps identify high-impact, low-effort opportunities and align resources with organizational goals.

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Why use this template?

• Get all your feature ideas out on the page and prioritize in relationship to one another

• Establish team alignment on perceived value and effort for different tasks

• Uncover complexities and considerations from different perspectives

• Visualize your backlog and prioritize based on key weighting factors

• The warm design styles make the exercise novel and inviting

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Credits

Credits to the CNVS visual workshop toolkit for the hand drawn illustrations.