Decide What Not to Do Next

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Decide What Not to Do Next

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60 min Communication Advance Your Career Need to Make a Decision

Decide what not to do next, considering prioritization, stale items, duplicates, dependencies, evidence, sequencing, and communication.

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Use this when

You need to decide what not to do next, considering the current product backlog, recent customer feedback, team velocity, and other factors.

You'll need

  • Current tasks in the product backlog
  • Recent customer feedback
  • Team velocity
  • Priority level
  • Task dependencies
  • Prioritization evidence
  • Risks of not doing a task
  • Benefits of not doing a task
  • Communication plan
  • Next steps
  • Success metrics
  • Potential roadblocks
  • Plan for addressing roadblocks

You'll get

  • A decision on what not to do next, including the rationale and supporting evidence
  • A list of tasks that aren't prioritized, with explanations for each
  • A plan for communicating the decision to stakeholders.

By the end of this playbook

You will have:

  • A decision on what not to do next, including the rationale and supporting evidence
  • A list of tasks that aren't prioritized, with explanations for each
  • A plan for communicating the decision to stakeholders.

Sample

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Sample input

Current product backlog, recent customer feedback, and team velocity.

Sample assembled prompt

A prioritized list of tasks not...

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