There are several ways to prioritize. Let’s look at some of the more common methods: •Highest paid person’s opinion (HiPPO): Each job is assigned a priority by the most senior person in charge and processed accordingly. Remember the thirty-three projects prioritized by the VP? •Cost of delay (CoD): A way of communicating value and urgency, CoD is a measure of the impact of time on the outcomes we want. This is an excellent approach for determining business risk, but difficult for many people to actually do. •First-in, first-out (FIFO): First-in, first-out work is processed in a first-in,
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