ForceRank Blog
Notes on prioritization, decision-making, and how teams pick what matters most.
Stack Ranking vs MoSCoW: Which Prioritization Method Actually Helps Your Team Decide?
MoSCoW sorts work into Must, Should, Could, Won't. Stack ranking forces a single ordered list. Here's when each works and when each fails.
RICE vs Stack Ranking: When Scoring Frameworks Help and When They Hurt
RICE scores features on Reach, Impact, Confidence, and Effort. Stack ranking just orders them. Here's why scoring frameworks lie to you and when to use each.
Google Forms Ranking Question: Why It's Painful and What to Use Instead
Google Forms can collect rankings, but the UX is a dropdown maze and the data is unusable without manual spreadsheet work. Here's what works better.
Dot Voting Alternatives: 5 Better Ways to Decide as a Team
Dot voting feels democratic but produces ties, false consensus, and decisions nobody actually owns. Here are 5 alternatives that surface real priorities.
Annual Planning Prioritization
What type of questions do companies forcerank? We analyzed our qualitative data to see what teams prioritize for annual planning, budgeting, project management, and idea ranking.
SQL for calculating Churn, Retention & Re-Engagement
SQL query that uses lead lag window functions to calculate churn & retention in PostgreSQL or Redshift
Prioritze Your Trello Backlog
Cleanup your Trello product backlog by importing into ForceRank and prioritizing.
How would you decide what to do with $10,000?
How would you and a partner go about deciding what to do with $10,000? A decision making tool to help you and your partner decide.
Committee Meetings Don't Need to Suck
How can you run committee meetings better? Use ForceRank at your institution.
But what IS the Minimum Lovable Product?
I'm trying to release a new porduct. Does it need "just-one-more-thing?" Which ones do we build before Beta? What is the minimum lovable product?
Counting Votes Is Hard
Voting systems turn out to be more important than you think.
Be the Bard of the Boardroom
Learn what Shakespeare can teach you about leading your team.
An Evaluation Quickie to Improve your Meetings
Positive/Change Evaluation and how it can save your meetings.
How to run a "Kickoff 2014 Meeting"
Your whole team is back from the Holiday season and actually itching to get something done. The next few weeks are probably the most refreshed and open-minded you'll see your co-workers all year! So how should we capitalize on this? A big "2014 Kickoff meeting" right?
Decision Making Software Tool Review for 2014
A quick review of the Decision Making & Decision Support & Analytical Hierarchy Process tools available to us.
The Personality Zoo: Meeting Zoology
Extroverts make the world go round. They connect us, push us out of our comfort zones, keep us busy and save us from awkward pauses. But what happens when groups of introverts and extroverts get together to make decisions?
Interview on Decision Making and Leadership with Kyle Porter, CEO of SalesLoft
Interview with Kyle Porter CEO of SalesLoft on decision making and leadership
Interview on Decision Making and Leadership with Jess Petersen, VP Product at Hopper
Interview on Decision Making and Leadership with Jess Peterson, VP Product at Hopper
What happens when you don't "Rock the Boat"?
Why rocking the boat in a meeting is hard.