Now that you have a good understanding of the differences between facts and opinions associated with a problem, the next important step is to prioritise the key issues out of all the issues that you have identified while contextualising the problem.
Let’s watch the next video, where Prashanth will explain how you can effectively solve a problem by prioritising the issues that you have identified:
In this video, you learnt that to prioritise issues from a set of issues that you have identified, you should first define the criteria for prioritisation. You can consider several prioritisation criteria, some of which are listed in the table given below:
Prioritisation Criteria | Explanation |
Frequency of occurrence | Issues that occur more often should get a higher priority. |
Probability of occurrence | The issue with the highest probability of occurrence will be placed right at the top of the priority order. |
Cost implication | Issues that have a higher cost implication associated with them move up the priority order. |
Feasibility | You should prioritise issues that are easy to fix and have a feasible solution. |
Once you have shortlisted the prioritisation criteria, it is important to get an opinion from all the stakeholders before finalising it and incorporate their suggestions if they fit the requirements.
In the next segment, you will learn about framing the problem using the S.M.A.R.T framework.