Priority
The relative importance and order assigned to work when resources are limited.
Plain English
What should be done before other work?
In context
Priority turns goals and constraints into explicit sequencing and tradeoffs.
Example
“Reliability is the highest priority for this sprint.”
When you'll hear this
- planning
- incident response
- roadmap review
Common misunderstanding
Calling everything high priority avoids rather than makes a tradeoff.
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Updated: 2026-08-25
