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Propagates Anti-Patterns sections, description rewrites, Required Inputs additions, and Quality Checks format fixes from skills/ to matching plugin SKILL.md copies. https://claude.ai/code/session_01MuGKn3a3Gbqoe8uM5Lmuqt
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name: rice-impact-matrix
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description: "Scores features using both RICE and strategic alignment for nuanced prioritisation. Use when asked to prioritise features, build a priority matrix, combine quantitative scoring with strategic fit, or decide what to build next with multiple competing initiatives. Produces a scored priority matrix with RICE scores, strategic alignment ratings, quadrant placement, and sequencing recommendations."
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---
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# RICE + Strategic Alignment Skill
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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.
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## Required Inputs
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Ask the user for these if not provided:
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- **List of initiatives or features to prioritise** (names and brief descriptions)
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- **Current strategic priorities or OKRs** (needed to rate strategic alignment)
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- **Reach estimates** (users affected per quarter — even rough estimates work)
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- **Effort estimates** (person-months — from engineering if available)
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- **Quarter or planning period**
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## Two-Stage Process
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### Stage 1: RICE Scoring
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- Reach: Users affected per quarter
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- Impact: 3/2/1/0.5/0.25 scale
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- Confidence: 100% / 80% / 50%
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- Effort: Person-months
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- RICE = (R × I × C) / E
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### Stage 2: Strategic Alignment Score
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Rate each initiative against your current strategic priorities (provided as input):
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- Directly supports top OKR: +3
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- Supports secondary OKR: +2
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- Neutral: +1
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- Contradicts strategic direction: -1
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### Final Priority Score
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Combined Score = RICE Score + (Strategic Alignment × 10)
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**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.
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## Output Structure
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### Priority Matrix — [Quarter]
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| Initiative | RICE Score | Strategic Alignment | Combined Score | Quadrant | Recommendation |
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|------------|------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|----------------|
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| [name] | [score] | [score] | [combined] | [Now/Next/Later/Drop] | [action] |
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#### Quadrant Definitions
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- **Now:** High RICE + High Strategic Alignment → Build this quarter
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- **Next:** High RICE + Lower Alignment → Queue for next quarter
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- **Later:** Lower RICE + High Alignment → Revisit when capacity allows
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- **Drop:** Low RICE + Low Alignment → Remove from backlog
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#### Recommendations
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[Top 5 initiatives with rationale for sequencing]
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## Quality Checks
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- [ ] All RICE components have an estimate (even if low confidence — flag those)
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- [ ] Strategic alignment is rated against specific OKRs, not general "feels strategic"
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- [ ] Conflicts between RICE rank and strategic alignment are explicitly flagged
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- [ ] "Drop" recommendations are specific — not just "low priority, deprioritise"
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- [ ] Confidence levels on estimates are noted where weak (drives the 50% confidence flag)
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## Anti-Patterns
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- [ ] Do not treat the combined score as a definitive ranking — use it to structure a conversation, not replace one
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- [ ] Do not rate strategic alignment as "high" because an initiative feels important without mapping it to a specific OKR
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- [ ] Do not place all initiatives in the "Now" quadrant — a matrix with no "Drop" recommendations is not credible
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- [ ] Do not ignore the conflict flag when RICE rank and strategic alignment sharply diverge
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- [ ] Do not accept 100% confidence on estimates that have not been validated with data
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