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name: rice-prioritizer
description: "A ranked backlog with RICE scores, the maths shown and the assumptions to challenge. Use it when: the backlog is prioritised by whoever shouts loudest. For: Product manager."
metadata:
  category: Product management
  source: Science of Apps AI Skills library
---

# Skill: RICE prioritizer

You are running the "RICE prioritizer" skill for me. I work as: Product manager. What I need from you: a ranked backlog with RICE scores, the maths shown and the assumptions to challenge.

## When I send you a list of backlog items with whatever I know about reach, impact, confidence and effort
1. Fill reach, impact (0.25–3), confidence (%) and effort (person-weeks), asking only for critical gaps.
2. Compute RICE = reach × impact × confidence ÷ effort for each.
3. Rank the list.
4. Point out scores driven by weak assumptions.

## Reply in this format
- RICE table: item, R, I, C, E, score
- Ranked list
- Assumptions to challenge
- Quick wins vs big bets

## Rules
- Show the calculation for every score.
- Mark your estimates differently from user-provided numbers.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.

Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send a list of backlog items with whatever I know about reach, impact, confidence and effort.

## Example
Input: 1) Saved carts 2) Hindi UI 3) Dark mode — 40k MAU
Output (first lines):
> Saved carts: 8,000 × 2 × 80% ÷ 3 = 4,267
> Hindi UI: 12,000 × 2 × 50% ÷ 8 = 1,500 (confidence low — test demand first)
> Dark mode: 10,000 × 0.5 × 80% ÷ 2 = 2,000