Impact–Effort Matrix

Ideas, HMWs or stories on a 2×2 — AI estimates effort, the group votes live.

In Ideas / HMW / Stories · Out Ranked Matrix · Cost 25 credits

What it does

Places ideas, How Might We questions and user stories on a 2×2 of impact and effort. The AI estimates effort (a story’s own size counts, when one is already set) and proposes a first placement; the group confirms or overrides it live, by voting — three dots each, free to stack on one item or spread across several.

When to reach for it

After ideation, when a list has grown too long to discuss item by item — and best with more than one person in the room, since the vote is the point. Quick wins go first; time sinks stay visible on the board as a deliberate no, not a silent drop.

Worth knowing

An item with high impact and zero votes isn’t a bug — it’s the board telling you the model’s guess and the room’s judgment disagree, worth a word before you commit. Nothing a re-run does ever touches a vote: dots are people, not model output.