{"id":4276,"date":"2016-07-28T00:01:04","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T04:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/?p=4276"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:32:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:32:57","slug":"facilitate-prioritization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/facilitate-prioritization\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Facilitate Prioritization and Build Consensus Quickly (or, MoSCoW)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Strongly encouraged by Steve Jobs<\/a>, as mentioned in his biography by Walter Isaacson, here is how to facilitate reducing some possible actions a team should consider, down to the final three or four actions your team has the resources to complete.<\/h2>\n

As mentioned casually in the biography, the concept of prioritization is key to group performance, so we will remind you about three remarkably effective and frequently used facilitation techniques from the MGRUSH<\/span><\/em> method; namely Definition<\/a>, PowerBalls<\/a> (aka<\/em> MoSCoW), and BookEnds<\/a>. First, before you distill your final list of ten or twelve action items, be prepared to define the full meaning behind the terms first used. Additionally, stay\u00a0conscious<\/a> of the team’s\u00a0perspective<\/a> and possible biases.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bias Factors that Demonstrably Affect Group Decision-Making<\/b><\/h3>\n

Everyone poorly estimates the time they need to complete any task. Fallacies and biases put us all at increasing risk of reaching our objectives. Therefore, psychologists call it the planning fallacy and the bias of overconfidence. According to the World Future Society, other significant factors known to negatively impact decision quality include:<\/span><\/p>\n