MoSCoW prioritisation Flashcards
What do the letter stand for in MoSCoW?
- Must Have
- Should Have
- Could Have
- Won’t Have this time
What is MoSCoW prioritisation?
a prioritisation technique for helping to understand and manage priorities
Effort associated with delivering the Must Have requirements should not exceed which percentage and what happens if it does?
60%
the guarantee to deliver this Minimum Usable SubseT is put at risk
how are the “Should Have” requirements defined ?
- Important but not vital
- May be painful to leave out, but the solution is still viable
- May need some kind of workaround,
The effort associated with delivering the Could Have requirements should be approximately what percentage?
20% of the total effort available.
what are the “Won’t Have this time” requirements and where are they recorded?
requirements which the project team has agreed will not be delivered (in a timeframe) and recorded in the Prioritised Requirements List
why is it important to have recorded in the Prioritised Requirements List?
they help clarify the scope of the project and this avoids them being informally reintroduced at a later date
where is MoSCoW Prioritisation applied?
at multiple levels - for the project, the Project Increment and the Timebox
