Strategy
Forced Ranking
Prioritize ruthlessly using comparative evaluation and voting. Force the team to make tough calls, ranking items definitively. This highlights what truly matters, not just what seems important.
Duration
20 mins
Group Size
4-20
Category
Strategy
Difficulty
Easy
The goals are to get clear priorities via structured comparison, force trade-offs to reveal true values, build team consensus, and create an actionable ranked list.
- Ranked list completed.
- Clear order of priorities established.
- Decisive prioritization achieved.
Expect tough discussions if rankings differ. Focus on criteria, not personal feelings. For dot voting, limit votes to force prioritization (20-30% of items). Watch for strategic voting. The $100 test works for budget decisions. NUF (New, Useful, Feasible) balances innovation and practicality. Document the reasoning behind top rankings, not just the order. Some teams struggle to not choose everything. Remind them that "choosing everything means choosing nothing."
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