Rice Scoring Model Factors

Reach Factor (Positive Factor)

The reach factor, which we’ll call R determines how many users or customers will be influenced by the proposed plan. Therefore It’s important to understand the audience or user base that will be impacted by a feature or project.

Impact Factor (Positive Factor)

The impact factor, denoted as I evaluates the effect that the plan will have, on users or the business. This factor evaluates how significant the expected outcomes are, such as increased revenue improved user engagement or enhanced customer satisfaction.

Sean defined the standardize value for impact:

• 3 = massive impact
• 2 = high impact
• 1 = medium impact
• 0.5 = low
• 0.25 = minimal

Confidence (Positive Factor)

Confidence, indicated by C represents our level of certainty or belief in the estimated values for reach and impact. It quantifies that how much supporting data is available, for these assessments. A higher confidence level suggests the data.

Scale Proposed by Sean (Examples):

• 100% is high confidence: Given that every user accepted the new design and experienced an excellent user experience, I have whole faith in this idea.
• 80% is medium confidence: I have 80% confidence in this idea. While I think it has potential, the development team found costs that I had not included in my first calculations, adding a degree of uncertainty, so it’s not a perfect grade.
• 50% is low confidence: I have 50% faith in this idea. It comes from the fact that some consumers have indicated a need for it, but there’s still doubt because I haven’t done the necessary research to determine why they feel this way.
• Anything below 50% is a wild card: Ideas with less than a 50% score leave me unsure. These ideas are uncertain and risky mostly because I haven’t tested them or done extensive study on user or market data.

Effort (Negative Factor)

Effort, referred to as E measures the resources, time and work required to implement a given plan. This includes development time, design work, testing efforts and any other related aspects.

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