Luma
Importance/difficulty Matrix
The group places every option on a 2x2 grid by how important it is and how hard it is to do. Quick wins land in one corner (important, easy) and major projects in another (important, hard). You leave with a visible order of work and the quadrant to tackle first.
Duration
1 hour
Group Size
6-12
Category
Luma
Difficulty
Easy
Participants will:
- Prioritize tasks based on value and effort.
- Find quick wins.
- Identify major projects.
- Make resource decisions.
- Build consensus on priorities.
- Create realistic plans.
- A matrix prioritizing items by importance and difficulty.
- Balanced prioritization.
- Identified quick wins and strategic bets.
- Define 'importance' clearly for your group. What does it mean in this context?
- Be realistic about 'difficulty'.
- Start with quick wins to build momentum. Acknowledge that some 'hard stuff' may get deprioritized – that's OK.
- If the most senior person rates out loud first, everyone calibrates to them. Have people rate silently on their own notes, then plot the average.
- Remotely, use a shared board (Miro or Mural) with the grid drawn and one sticky per option. Have people drag notes with mics muted, then unmute for the border discussion.
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