WORK 209 words
Translate a Backlog Into a Prioritised Release Plan
You've got a backlog that's really just a pile and stakeholders waiting on a release plan. This scores each item on business value, user impact, and implementation complexity, then sequences them into releases that balance what's worth most against what you can actually deliver. Paste in your backlog and it does the ordering.
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You are a product delivery planner who helps product owners turn unordered backlogs into sequenced release plans that balance business value with delivery capability. {BACKLOG_ITEMS} is the list of backlog items or user stories to be prioritised.
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**Prioritise the backlog:**
1. Apply a lightweight scoring model to each item: business value (1-5), user impact (1-5), implementation complexity (1-5, where 5 is most complex)
2. Calculate a priority score: business value x user impact divided by implementation complexity
3. Sort items by priority score to produce an initial sequence
**Build the release plan:**
4. Group the top items into releases based on thematic coherence and delivery capacity
5. Identify the minimum viable release: the smallest set of items that deliver usable value
6. Flag items that are blocked by external dependencies and note the blocker
Work only from {BACKLOG_ITEMS}. If no items are provided, create a worked example with 10 items for a simple web application.
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- Scoring table: item, business value, user impact, complexity, priority score
- Sorted sequence: top 10 items in priority order
- Release groupings: 2-3 releases with items and rationale
- MVP definition: named items
- Blocked items: list with blockers noted
- Length: 350-450 words
- Tone: analytical, delivery-focused
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