Prioritizing and Ranking Issues
Raising, Discussing, and Resolving Issues is a critical function of every meeting. Be sure to prioritize Issues to make this week a win.
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Addressing Issues
Issues are the heart of our Weekly Team Meetings. We join together to Raise, Discuss, and Resolve (RDR) the Issues most pertinent to our responsibilities for the week, quarter, or year.
Three Methods of Prioritization
We have three primary ways to prioritize Issues for a Weekly, Quarterly, or Annual Meeting.
Incorporating one or more of these strategies helps keep our meetings focused on simplifying the work that needs to be done.
Ranking Issues 1-5
A user can rank an Issue while creating it by selecting a 1-5 in the Priority field.
During a meeting, the 5s take precedence. If there's remaining time after covering these Issues, the team continues the RDR process.
If an Issue isn't ranked before the meeting, have the Issue's owner assign a number at the start of the Issues segment of the meeting.
- 5 = Must solve today
- 4 = Will ideally solve today
- 3 = Solve today if we have time
- 2 = Don’t need to solve the Issue today, but should solve it soon
- 1 = Not an urgent Issue, but it would be good to solve it near-term
Select the # symbol to order the Issues according to their prioritization number.
Top 3 Selector — Vote for the Top Issues as a Team
Sometimes, there are far too many issues to tackle in a single meeting, and it may be worthwhile for the meeting leader to select the Top 3 Issues to RDR.
- During a meeting, navigate to the three-line icon above the Owner column.
- Click three Issues to prioritize.
Drag and Drop
Some managers and teams prefer adapting the priority of specific Issues as the meeting progresses by dragging Issues into an order that works for them.