Still trudging through Lean Six Sigma for Service, I came across a simple but useful prioritization tool that I believe will stick with me, the PICK chart:
Image from CDOT |
From HitDocs, which has a downloadable template:
The PICK Chart is a Lean/Six Sigma tool used to help prioritize ideas. The X axis represents the Effort to implement an idea, while the Y axis represents the expected Impact.
Four quadrants are displayed in the PICK Chart:
- Possible: ideas that are considered "low hanging fruit". The effort to implement is low, but the impact is also low. These should only be implemented after everything in the "Implement" quadrant.
- Implement: ideas that should be implemented as they will have a high impact and require low effort
- Challenge: ideas that should be considered for implementation after everything in the "Implement" column. The impact is high, but the effort is also high.
- Kill: ideas that should be "killed" or not implemented. The effort to do so is high and the impact is low.
So the next time you are on a project and considering what ideas to implement or skip, map your conversation on the humble PICK chart.