Feature Prioritization with RICE
Help me prioritize these features using RICE scoring: [list 5-10 features]. For each feature, provide a detailed analysis of Reach (estimated number of users affected per quarter), Impact (rating from 0.25 to 3.0), Confidence (percentage from 0-100%), and Effort (estimated person-months). Calculate the final RICE score for each (Reach × Impact × Confidence ÷ Effort), rank them, and provide strategic recommendations for which to tackle first.
How to Use This Prompt
- Copy the prompt using the button above
- Replace placeholders in [brackets] with your specific details
- Paste into your AI assistant (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, etc.)
- Iterate as needed - ask follow-up questions to refine the output
Why This Prompt Works
This prompt applies the proven RICE scoring framework (Reach, Impact, Confidence, Effort) with explicit scoring scales, forcing the AI to make quantitative rather than subjective prioritization recommendations. By requiring the full RICE calculation for each feature and a final ranked output, it produces a ready-to-use prioritization document you can share directly with stakeholders. The strategic recommendations layer adds qualitative context that pure numbers alone cannot capture.
When to Use This Prompt
- During quarterly roadmap planning when you need to objectively rank competing feature requests from multiple stakeholders
- When presenting prioritization decisions to leadership and need a data-driven framework to support your recommendations
- When your backlog has grown beyond what intuition can manage and you need a systematic first pass to narrow the list
Tips for Better Results
- Provide your actual user base size and engagement data so Reach estimates are grounded in real numbers rather than guesses
- Include effort estimates from engineering if available, or describe team size and velocity for more accurate person-month calculations
- List features with brief context about each one rather than just names, so the AI can make more informed Impact and Confidence assessments