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# For each major project: | # For each major project: | ||
## The owner or group leader explains to the team the importance of the project and why it needs to be done for this specific planning cycle. This is almost like a sales pitch since it will take general consensus for the project to get prioritized right. | ## The owner or group leader explains to the team the importance of the project and why it needs to be done for this specific planning cycle. This is almost like a sales pitch since it will take general consensus for the project to get prioritized right. | ||
## After a particular project is discussed. The entire team decides on a rank for that projects per goal. The rank values are unbalanced | ## After a particular project is discussed. The entire team decides on a rank for that projects per goal. The rank values are unbalanced odd numbers 1, 3, 5, and 9. Seven (7) is purposely skipped so that it is very obvious what is the ranked the highest. For example if "Project A" does not support "Maximize Firefox" well, it would get a low rank of 1. If "Project A" is to get the Mozilla's name in front of millions of new people, it may have a rank of 9 for "Grow Mozilla". Repeat this discussion for each of the goals of the organization and store these in each goal column. | ||
## The group will then decide on the "Level of Effort" (LOE) for this specific project based on a variety of factors. This number should be between 1% and 100% where 1% the easiest project and 100% is a very large project. The numbers for the LOE do not have to be unique for all of the projects. | ## The group will then decide on the "Level of Effort" (LOE) for this specific project based on a variety of factors. This number should be between 1% and 100% where 1% the easiest project and 100% is a very large project. The numbers for the LOE do not have to be unique for all of the projects. | ||
## If this project is a permanent and does not have a short lifespan, then assign a value of "1" to this project in lifespan column. If this project is will have a short life, assign a value of "0". This column will put weight on permanent solutions of equal importance. | ## If this project is a permanent and does not have a short lifespan, then assign a value of "1" to this project in lifespan column. If this project is will have a short life, assign a value of "0". This column will put weight on permanent solutions of equal importance. | ||