Too Many Priorities? Give Everyone $100 and Watch What Happens
🎯 Too Many Priorities? Give Everyone $100 and Watch What Happens
Ever sat in a meeting where every team insists their feature is top priority?
- 🔹 Sales wants custom pricing
- 🔹 Ops needs better admin tools
- 🔹 Product wants analytics
- 🔹 And of course — everyone wants it ASAP
💵 The $100 Test
Each stakeholder gets $100 to “buy” the features they want:
- ✅ Want one badly? Spend $70
- ✅ Think it’s a nice-to-have? Maybe drop $5
- ✅ But that’s all you get — make it count!
Suddenly…
- ✔️ Trade-offs become real
- ✔️ Priorities get sharp
- ✔️ Stakeholders feel heard
💵 Example Feature Allocation
| Feature | Person 1 | Person 2 | Person 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Pricing Tool | $10 | $20 | $25 | $55 |
| Better Admin Tools | $25 | $35 | $20 | $80 |
| Advanced Analytics | $25 | $20 | $15 | $60 |
| UI/UX Redesign | $40 | $20 | $40 | $100 |
🥇 Top Features by Spend
- 🔹 UI/UX Redesign – $100 → High investment for usability & product polish
- 🔹 Better Admin Tools – $80 → Strong support from engineering & customer teams
- 🔹 Advanced Analytics – $60 → Valuable for marketing insights & business intelligence
- 🔻 Custom Pricing Tool – $55 → Only sales pushed for this → Consider for future roadmap or smaller scope
✅ Outcome
- ✔️ You get a data-backed priority list
- ✔️ Stakeholders align through clarity, not conflict
💡 Closing Thought
Sometimes great strategy isn’t about saying “no” — it’s about asking the right questions.
How do YOU prioritize feature requests? Drop your thoughts below!
🔗 Tags
#ProductManagement #Prioritization #PMTips #StakeholderAlignment #DecisionMaking