MoSCoW Prioritisation

Question 1

What does MoSCoW stand for?

Answer 1

Must have
Should have
Could have
Won’t have

Question 2

What does must have mean?

Answer 2

These provide the Minimum Usable Subset if requirements that the project guarantees to deliver.

There is no point delivering the solution without these; the solution is not legal or not safe without it; the solution will not be viable without this.

Question 3

What does should have mean?

Answer 3

These are requirements that are important but not vital.

They may be painful to leave out but the solution is still viable.

They may need some workaround.

Question 4

What does could have mean?

Answer 4

These are requirements that are wanted or desirable but less important. They would have less impact if left out than a should have.

Question 5

What does won’t have mean?

Answer 5

These are requirements that the project team have agreed will not be delivered in this timeframe.