Agent skill

Rice Impact Matrix

by mohitagw15856 in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills

Scores features using both RICE and strategic alignment for nuanced prioritisation.

MITAuto-check passedProduct & Project Management

Install Rice Impact Matrix

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill rice-impact-matrix -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills rice-impact-matrix --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/rice-impact-matrix .claude/skills/rice-impact-matrix && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
rice-impact-matrix
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
640 words
Files
4 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
1,348
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Scores features using both RICE and strategic alignment for nuanced prioritisation.

  • Works in 2 steps: RICE Scoring → Strategic Alignment Score
  • Asked to prioritise features
  • SKILL.md covers Required Inputs, Two-Stage Process, Output Structure and Deeper Materials, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Rice Impact Matrix is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Scores features using both RICE and strategic alignment for nuanced prioritisation. Use when asked to prioritise features, build a priority matrix, combine quantitative scoring with strategic fit, or decide what to build next with multiple competing initiatives. Produces a scored priority matrix with RICE scores, strategic alignment ratings, quadrant placement, and sequencing recommendations.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including reference files (for example `references/strategic-weighting.md`, `references/worked-example.md` and `templates/matrix-worksheet.md`).

It sits in Product & Project Management, covering Prioritization frameworks. The repository describes itself as: 1255 professional Agent Skills for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor & Codex — PRDs, postmortems, leases, medical bills, layoffs, go-bags, new countries. Plain markdown, MIT, in… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked to prioritise features
  • Build a priority matrix
  • Combine quantitative scoring with strategic fit
  • Decide what to build next with multiple competing initiatives

Example prompts

  • “Use the rice-impact-matrix skill to score features using both RICE and strategic alignment for nuanced prioritisation”
  • “/rice-impact-matrix”

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. RICE Scoring
  2. Strategic Alignment Score

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1cbf1f0. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Rice Impact Matrix loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.7k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 104 tokens; SKILL.md has 640 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~104
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.4k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~3.7k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills at commit 1cbf1f0, republished under its MIT licence (© mohitagw15856). 640 words, ~1,365 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/rice-impact-matrix/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
rice-impact-matrix
description
Scores features using both RICE and strategic alignment for nuanced prioritisation. Use when asked to prioritise features, build a priority matrix, combine quantitative scoring with strategic fit, or decide what to build next with multiple competing initiatives. Produces a scored priority matrix with RICE scores, strategic alignment ratings, quadrant placement, and sequencing recommendations.

RICE + Strategic Alignment Skill

Produce a prioritisation output that balances quantitative RICE scoring with qualitative strategic fit — because the highest RICE score isn't always the right next bet.

Required Inputs

Ask the user for these if not provided:

  • List of initiatives or features to prioritise (names and brief descriptions)
  • Current strategic priorities or OKRs (needed to rate strategic alignment)
  • Reach estimates (users affected per quarter — even rough estimates work)
  • Effort estimates (person-months — from engineering if available)
  • Quarter or planning period

Two-Stage Process

Stage 1: RICE Scoring
  • Reach: Users affected per quarter
  • Impact: 3/2/1/0.5/0.25 scale
  • Confidence: 100% / 80% / 50%
  • Effort: Person-months
  • RICE = (R × I × C) / E
Stage 2: Strategic Alignment Score

Rate each initiative against your current strategic priorities (provided as input):

  • Directly supports top OKR: +3
  • Supports secondary OKR: +2
  • Neutral: +1
  • Contradicts strategic direction: -1
Final Priority Score

Combined Score = RICE Score + (Strategic Alignment × 10)

Validate — Flag any initiative where RICE score and strategic alignment conflict sharply (e.g., high RICE, low alignment). These require an explicit team conversation before sequencing.

Output Structure

Priority Matrix — [Quarter]
InitiativeRICE ScoreStrategic AlignmentCombined ScoreQuadrantRecommendation
[name][score][score][combined][Now/Next/Later/Drop][action]
Quadrant Definitions
  • Now: High RICE + High Strategic Alignment → Build this quarter
  • Next: High RICE + Lower Alignment → Queue for next quarter
  • Later: Lower RICE + High Alignment → Revisit when capacity allows
  • Drop: Low RICE + Low Alignment → Remove from backlog
Recommendations

[Top 5 initiatives with rationale for sequencing]

Deeper Materials

This skill ships with support files — use them when they are available:

  • references/strategic-weighting.md — Blending RICE with Strategic Fit — Without Cooking the Books. Apply it while producing the output; it carries the calibration and judgment calls the method summary above compresses.
  • templates/matrix-worksheet.md — a fill-in version of the deliverable with the quality gates inline. Offer it when the user wants to work the document themselves rather than have it generated.
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Scoring Rubric (0–40)

Score any output of this skill before handing it over; 32+ is ship-quality.

Dimension0510
Scoring integrityInvented or uniform component values; 100% confidence everywhereAll components estimated, but confidence levels unexamined and scales inconsistent across rowsEvery component sourced or explicitly flagged; no unvalidated 100%s; 50%-confidence rows marked and scale choices (e.g. reach units) stated
Strategic-alignment rigourAlignment rated on "feels strategic" with no reference to prioritiesRatings given but not tied to named OKRs; nothing scores negativeEvery rating maps to a specific OKR by name; initiatives that contradict strategy actually receive −1
Conflict surfacingCombined score presented as the definitive rankingSharp RICE-vs-alignment divergences are visible in the table but never discussedEvery sharp divergence is flagged with an explicit conversation recommendation (owner, forum, and a scoreable alternative where one exists)
Quadrant decisivenessEverything lands in "Now"; no DropsQuadrants used, but Drop recommendations are vague ("deprioritise") and capacity is ignoredHonest distribution including specific Drop actions with re-entry conditions, and sequencing checked against actual capacity

Quality Checks

  • All RICE components have an estimate (even if low confidence — flag those)
  • Strategic alignment is rated against specific OKRs, not general "feels strategic"
  • Conflicts between RICE rank and strategic alignment are explicitly flagged
  • "Drop" recommendations are specific — not just "low priority, deprioritise"
  • Confidence levels on estimates are noted where weak (drives the 50% confidence flag)

Anti-Patterns

  • Do not treat the combined score as a definitive ranking — use it to structure a conversation, not replace one
  • Do not rate strategic alignment as "high" because an initiative feels important without mapping it to a specific OKR
  • Do not place all initiatives in the "Now" quadrant — a matrix with no "Drop" recommendations is not credible
  • Do not ignore the conflict flag when RICE rank and strategic alignment sharply diverge
  • Do not accept 100% confidence on estimates that have not been validated with data

Example Trigger Phrases

  • "Prioritise features."
  • "Build a priority matrix."
  • "Decide what to build next with multiple competing initiatives."

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Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in skills/rice-impact-matrix of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/strategic-weighting.md
  • references/worked-example.md
  • templates/matrix-worksheet.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0

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Questions about Rice Impact Matrix

What does Rice Impact Matrix do?

Scores features using both RICE and strategic alignment for nuanced prioritisation. Rice Impact Matrix is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Scores features using both RICE and strategic alignment for nuanced prioritisation.

When should I use Rice Impact Matrix?

Rice Impact Matrix fits situations like: asked to prioritise features; build a priority matrix; combine quantitative scoring with strategic fit; decide what to build next with multiple competing initiatives.

How do I install Rice Impact Matrix in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill rice-impact-matrix -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/rice-impact-matrix in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/rice-impact-matrix in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Rice Impact Matrix in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill rice-impact-matrix -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/rice-impact-matrix in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/rice-impact-matrix in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Rice Impact Matrix in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill rice-impact-matrix -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/rice-impact-matrix, .gemini/skills/rice-impact-matrix, .github/skills/rice-impact-matrix and .opencode/skills/rice-impact-matrix in your project.

What does Rice Impact Matrix need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Rice Impact Matrix is instructions for the agent only.

Does Rice Impact Matrix access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Rice Impact Matrix safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Rice Impact Matrix use?

Rice Impact Matrix is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Rice Impact Matrix use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 2.4k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Rice Impact Matrix?

mohitagw15856 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, which has 1,434 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,348 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.