Free RICE Template for Effective Prioritization

Ruben Buijs
Digital Consultant • 1 minutes • Oct 22, 2024

To help you get started with RICE prioritization, we've created a collection of free templates available in various formats:

What is RICE Prioritization?

RICE is a prioritization framework that stands for Reach, Impact, Confidence, and Effort. It helps product managers and teams evaluate and compare different initiatives based on these four factors:

  1. Reach: How many people will this impact?

  2. Impact: How much will it affect each person?

  3. Confidence: How certain are we about our estimates?

  4. Effort: How much time and resources will this require?

By combining these factors, you get a single score that allows you to compare and rank different ideas objectively.

For a more detailed explanation of RICE prioritization, check out: Understanding RICE Prioritization

About Our RICE Templates

Our RICE prioritization templates are designed to be:

  1. Easy to Use: Input your estimates, and the template calculates the RICE score.

  2. Customizable: Adapt them to fit your specific needs and context.

  3. Collaborative: Share with your team to align on priorities.

Choose Your Preferred Format

Whether you prefer Excel, Google Sheets, PowerPoint, Notion, or Miro, we've got you covered:

  • Excel: Ideal for those comfortable with Microsoft Office.

  • Google Sheets: Perfect for real-time online collaboration.

  • PowerPoint: Great for presentations and sharing with stakeholders.

  • Notion: For those who use Notion as their productivity tool.

  • Miro: For visual collaboration and brainstorming.

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Looking for a Long-Term Solution?

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While templates are great for quick prioritization, managing ongoing product decisions requires a more robust tool. ProductLift's prioritization feature offers a dynamic platform where you can:

  • Collaborate with Your Team: Invite team members to contribute and align on priorities in real-time.

  • Track Changes Over Time: Keep a history of how priorities evolve.

  • Integrate with Other Tools: Seamlessly connect with your existing workflow.

  • Move Beyond One-Time Documents: Establish a continuous prioritization process that adapts to your product's needs.

RICE Calculator Tool

For quick calculations without downloading a template file, try this online RICE Calculator tool: RICE Calculator

Article by

Ruben Buijs

Ruben is the founder of ProductLift. I employ a decade of consulting experience from Ernst & Young to maximize clients' ROI on new Tech developments. I now help companies build better products

Table of contents

  1. What is RICE Prioritization?
  2. About Our RICE Templates
  3. Choose Your Preferred Format
  4. Looking for a Long-Term Solution?
  5. RICE Calculator Tool

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