Goal: Rank your AI challenges and select the top 1–2 to pilot — then launch your 7-Day Mini-Pilot.

6.1 Why Prioritization Matters

By now, you may have 3–5 “good” AI challenge statements. But trying to pilot them all at once creates:

Prioritization ensures you:

6.2 The Effort vs. Impact Matrix

Plot each challenge on a 2×2 grid:

Quadrant What It Means Action
🟢 High Impact / Low Effort Quick Wins Start here — highest ROI
🟡 High Impact / High Effort Strategic Bets Plan carefully; maybe next cycle
⚪ Low Impact / Low Effort Nice-to-Haves Keep in mind for later
🔴 Low Impact / High Effort Avoid / Park Don’t pursue

Template 6A — Effort vs. Impact Matrix

Challenge Effort (H/M/L) Impact (H/M/L) Quadrant Notes

6.3 AI Priority Scoring Tool

For more granularity, assign scores using the formula: