Impact-effort

Need help narrowing down the tasks that’ll bring you closer to your goals?

Our impact-effort matrix can guide you through it. It helps you prioritize actions, letting you concentrate on items that bring the biggest impact. It’s not hard to do — we’ve designed this template to make it simple to apply the method.

There’s four sections, based on two factors: impact and effort. For each task, consider how much effort it will take, and how much impact it will have. Then, as you fill in the sections, you’ll see which items to focus on, and which to postpone.

Download the template to access it on your paper tablet.