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rice-impact-matrix

rice-impact-matrix

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About rice-impact-matrix

rice-impact-matrix is a prioritization skill that combines RICE scoring with alignment to strategic priorities. It produces a scored matrix and flags sharp conflicts to support planning discussions rather than replace them.

Key features

  1. 01RICE scoring of initiatives
  2. 02Strategic alignment ratings
  3. 03Combined priority score
  4. 04Now, Next, Later, and Drop quadrants
  5. 05Flags conflicts between score and alignment

Use cases

  1. 01Prioritize features for a quarter
  2. 02Compare initiatives against OKRs
  3. 03Identify scoring and strategy conflicts

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill rice-impact-matrix

After installing, type/rice-impact-matrixin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Details

From the project README

RICE + Strategic Alignment Skill

Produce a prioritisation output that balances quantitative RICE scoring with qualitative strategic fit — because the highest RICE score isn't always the right next bet.

Required Inputs

Ask the user for these if not provided:

  • List of initiatives or features to prioritise (names and brief descriptions)
  • Current strategic priorities or OKRs (needed to rate strategic alignment)
  • Reach estimates (users affected per quarter — even rough estimates work)
  • Effort estimates (person-months — from engineering if available)
  • Quarter or planning period

Two-Stage Process

Stage 1: RICE Scoring
  • Reach: Users affected per quarter
  • Impact: 3/2/1/0.5/0.25 scale
  • Confidence: 100% / 80% / 50%
  • Effort: Person-months
  • RICE = (R × I × C) / E
Stage 2: Strategic Alignment Score

Rate each initiative against your current strategic priorities (provided as input):

  • Directly supports top OKR: +3
  • Supports secondary OKR: +2
  • Neutral: +1
  • Contradicts strategic direction: -1
Final Priority Score

Combined Score = RICE Score + (Strategic Alignment × 10)

Validate — Flag any initiative where RICE score and strategic alignment conflict sharply (e.g., high RICE, low alignment). These require an explicit team conversation before sequencing.

Output Structure

Priority Matrix — [Quarter]
InitiativeRICE ScoreStrategic AlignmentCombined ScoreQuadrantRecommendation
[name][score][score][combined][Now/Next/Later/Drop][action]
Quadrant Definitions
  • Now: High RICE + High Strategic Alignment → Build this quarter
  • Next: High RICE + Lower Alignment → Queue for next quarter
  • Later: Lower RICE + High Alignment → Revisit when capacity allows
  • Drop: Low RICE + Low Alignment → Remove from backlog
Recommendations

[Top 5 initiatives with rationale for sequencing]

Quality Checks

  • All RICE components have an estimate (even if low confidence — flag those)
  • Strategic alignment is rated against specific OKRs, not general "feels strategic"
  • Conflicts between RICE rank and strategic alignment are explicitly flagged
  • "Drop" recommendations are specific — not just "low priority, deprioritise"
  • Confidence levels on estimates are noted where weak (drives the 50% confidence flag)

Anti-Patterns

  • Do not treat the combined score as a definitive ranking — use it to structure a conversation, not replace one
  • Do not rate strategic alignment as "high" because an initiative feels important without mapping it to a specific OKR
  • Do not place all initiatives in the "Now" quadrant — a matrix with no "Drop" recommendations is not credible
  • Do not ignore the conflict flag when RICE rank and strategic alignment sharply diverge
  • Do not accept 100% confidence on estimates that have not been validated with data

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