"I try to assess prioritization by identifying which task will best meet the organization's business objectives. These criteria involve the time, effort, and cost involved to complete each task and its impact on the organization. If I don't already have this information, I ask the business leaders and other project stakeholders questions that provide the answers which help me prioritize. Other criteria include the importance and urgency of each task, with an emphasis on the importance. For example, fixing a bug in the accounting software code could be very important if it prohibits the accounting team from closing the books for the quarter and reporting the company's financials to the SEC on time."
