Worksheet for chapter 10, How to prioritize growth work across your apps
Worksheet 10 — Two-hours portfolio sheet
Use with chapter 10, A portfolio and two hours. Works for one app or many. No ROI column unless you have a sourced estimate.
Date: __________ Time available: 120 min → plan about 100, keep about 20 as buffer
1. Candidates
| # | App | Work | Goal fit (current goal?) | Evidence (none / one kind / two+) | Effort (est.) | Reversible? | Cost of waiting a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||
| 2 | |||||||
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| 5 | |||||||
| 6 |
2. Ordering rules (apply in order)
- Stop active harm (regression, policy problem, broken purchase).
- Cheapest decisive check (30 minutes that settles which bigger job is right).
- A well-prepared test of the best-supported idea for the current goal.
- Maintenance that protects other work.
- Buffer.
Opportunity cost of my first choice (what won't happen): ______________________
3. Plan
| Order | # | Planned minutes | Actual minutes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| Buffer | — | 20 |
4. Watch list (apps or items with no work today)
| App / item | Why it can wait | Re-check date | Trigger to act |
|---|---|---|---|
5. Later list (no evidence or no current goal yet)
| Item | Evidence that would promote it |
|---|---|
After the session: one line per item in the decision journal ☐