Ideas are great - no doubt - but what do you do once you have an entire backlog of ideas? Prioritization is a critical part when building an efficient, impactful testing program. Creating a framework to make smarter choices and thinking deeply about the key factors will make your program successful in the long term.
In this session we will talk about how to create a strong prioritization process, how to keep it running, and how to constantly benchmark and optimize your process.
11. Reach Lift Strategic fit
Identify the drivers of Value and Effort
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Value Effort
How many
people will be
impacted?
Reasons to
expect a strong
reaction
Aligned with
strategy
All the frameworks break down value and/or effort into sub-elements, here are the most common.
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15. Define binary value rules that:
• Are objective (yes/no)
• Discriminate ideas
• Leverage your knowledge
Taking it to the next level: The Points model
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Value
Reach Lift Strategic fit
Effort
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Define effort rules that:
• Represent your bottlenecks
• Are aligned with existing sizing
Break down each sub-element into specific rules, to remove personal bias
17. 1. Primary metric is
conversion
2. Adding or
removing info
3. Research/analytics
4. Benchmarking
In the Points model
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Value
1. Above the fold
2. All customers
will see it
1. $$ product
2. Cancellation
3. Choice
4. Multiple themes
Effort
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UX/UI points
Copywriting needs
Engineering points
Reach Lift Strategic fit
20. Fold
Test 1
Hotwire Car prioritization
Free cancellation flag
20
Fold
100%
Test 1 0
Fold
100%
Main metric
Test 1 0 1
Fold
100%
Main metric
Addingor
removing
Test 1 0 1 1
Fold
100%
Main metric
Addingor
removing
Analytics or
research
Test 1 0 1 1 0
Fold
100%
Main metric
Addingor
removing
Analytics or
research
Benchmarking
Test 1 0 1 1 0 1
Fold
100%
Main metric
Addingor
removing
Analytics or
research
Benchmarking
$$ product
Test 1 0 1 1 0 1 0
Fold
100%
Main metric
Addingor
removing
Analytics or
research
Benchmarking
$$ product
Cancellation
Test 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Fold
100%
Main metric
Addingor
removing
Analytics or
research
Benchmarking
$$ product
Cancellation
Choice
Test 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Fold
100%
Main metric
Addingor
removing
Analytics or
research
Benchmarking
$$ product
Cancellation
Choice
2 themes
Test 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Fold
100%
Main metric
Addingor
removing
Analytics or
research
Benchmarking
$$ product
Cancellation
Choice
2 themes
Total
Test 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
Fold
100%
Main metric
Addingor
removing
Analytics or
research
Benchmarking
$$ product
Cancellation
Choice
2 themes
Total UX Dev
Test 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 S S