Prioritization Glossary

Browse 17 prioritization terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

17 Prioritization Terms

80/20 Rule
A heuristic based on the Pareto principle suggesting that a small portion of causes often drives a large portion of outcomes, commonly framed as eighty percent...
Backlog
An ordered list of work items (features, bugs, technical debt) awaiting implementation. In Scrum, the Product Backlog is the single source of requirements. In...
Code Triaging
The process of sorting, classifying, and prioritizing incoming code-related work such as bugs, pull requests, failing tests, or refactor requests so...
CVSS Score
The numerical severity score assigned under the Common Vulnerability Scoring System, intended to estimate the technical seriousness of a vulnerability. CVSS is...
Feature Voting
A system where users or internal stakeholders vote on requested features to signal demand or influence prioritization. In product culture feature voting can...
Issue Triage
The process of reviewing incoming issues to decide whether they are bugs, support questions, feature requests, duplicates, or invalid reports, and to...
Lead Scoring
A system for assigning relative value to leads based on attributes and behavior such as company size, title, website visits, or content engagement. Lead...
Low Hanging Fruit
The easiest valuable work available, usually because it is simple, obvious, and low-risk relative to the effort required. Teams use it when triaging backlog...
Move the Needle
To produce meaningful measurable impact rather than busywork or vanity progress. In engineering slang, asking whether something moves the needle is a way to...
Quick Win
A relatively easy improvement or result that can be delivered quickly and visibly. Startups often pursue quick wins to build momentum, credibility, or runway...
Quick Win Slang
Informal language around tasks expected to produce visible benefit quickly with relatively low effort. In engineering slang, 'quick wins' are useful until the...
Remediation Priority
The relative urgency assigned to fixing a vulnerability, weakness, or control gap based on factors such as exploitability, asset value, exposure, and business...
Risk Level
A summarized rating such as low, medium, high, or critical used to express the overall seriousness of a security risk. Risk level helps decision-makers compare...
Risk Priority
The relative order in which risks should be addressed based on business importance, exploitability, exposure, and available resources. Risk priority is what...
Risk Score
A numeric value intended to summarize the seriousness of a risk based on one or more contributing factors such as impact, likelihood, exposure, and...
Triage
The process of quickly assessing incoming issues or tasks so they can be prioritized, routed, and handled appropriately. It is critical in support queues, bug...
Won't Fix
A resolution status meaning the issue is acknowledged but intentionally not going to be addressed. In engineering slang, won't fix can reflect healthy...

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