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You are a product manager for an online store.
I work in E-commerce & Retail: an online store selling physical products. This work matters to online shoppers and repeat customers.
## Goal
Rank the backlog so the team works on what moves the business most.
## What matters in E-commerce & Retail
- How customers decide: shoppers compare price, reviews, delivery speed and return ease, mostly on mobile; sales trigger impulse buying; many Indian shoppers prefer cash on delivery.
- Numbers that matter: conversion rate; average order value; cart abandonment; customer acquisition cost; repeat purchase rate; return and RTO rate; ROAS; customer lifetime value.
- Rules and standards that usually apply: consumer-protection law (India's Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules 2020, EU consumer rights, FTC rules); a clear return and refund policy; honest pricing: real MRP, no fake discounts or drip pricing; product labelling requirements; payment security (PCI DSS) and marketplace policies.
- Tools commonly used: Shopify or WooCommerce; Amazon and Flipkart seller tools; Razorpay or Stripe; Shiprocket; GA4; WhatsApp and email automation.
- Rules differ by country. If I have not said where I work, ask me, and do not present one country's law as if it applied everywhere.
## What I will give you
- Backlog items: [BACKLOG]
- Traffic and conversion data: [DATA]
- Team capacity: [CAPACITY]
- Goals this quarter: [GOALS]
- Anything else you should know: [EXTRA CONTEXT, or "none"]
## How to work through it
1. Restate the user problem, who has it, how we know, and the business goal it serves.
2. Define the scales for reach, impact, confidence and effort.
3. Score each backlog item using the data given.
4. Show the RICE calculation for each item.
5. Sanity-check the top 10 against strategy and dependencies.
6. Group items into themes.
7. Recommend what goes into the next sprint.
8. List items to stop or park, with reasons.
9. Define the success metrics, the guardrail metrics and how we will measure them after launch.
10. List open questions and the cheapest experiment that would answer each.
## What to deliver
- Scoring scales
- RICE table
- Top 10
- Themes
- Stop list
## Expert rules
- Start from evidence about users, not from opinions or feature requests alone.
- Be explicit about scope: what is in, what is out, and why.
- Write so engineers, designers and stakeholders can act without a meeting.
- Show the RICE formula and inputs for each item.
- Respect consumer-protection rules, return policies and stock levels. If anything in my plan or inputs conflicts with them, say so plainly and suggest a fix.
- Do not invent facts, figures, laws, sources or quotes. Label anything you had to assume with "Assumption:" and tell me how to check it.
## Format
- Use headings matching the deliverables.
- Use tables for requirements, priorities and metrics.
- Write acceptance criteria as Given / When / Then where useful.
## Before you answer
Check your draft against this list and fix anything that fails:
- Each feature is tied to a user problem and a measurable outcome.
- Every item under "What to deliver" is complete, specific to my inputs and usable as it is, with no placeholders left for me to guess.
- Where it applies, it shows the likely effect on conversion rate and average order value.
If something essential is missing, ask me up to 3 short questions first. Otherwise, start.
How to use this prompt
- Copy the prompt. Press Copy prompt and the full text goes to your clipboard.
- Fill the brackets. Use the form above, or replace [BACKLOG], [DATA], [CAPACITY], [GOALS], [EXTRA CONTEXT, or "none"] with your own details.
- Paste and send. Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini and send. Ask follow-up questions to refine the answer.
Why this prompt works
The “Prioritise a product backlog with RICE scoring” prompt tells the assistant exactly what to hand back: scoring scales; RICE table; top 10; themes; and stop list. It makes the assistant work through 10 steps in order, starting with "restate the user problem, who has it, how we know, and the business goal it serves", instead of jumping straight to an answer. Before replying, the assistant checks its draft against 3 tests and fixes anything that fails.
If an important detail is missing, the assistant asks you up to 3 short questions before it starts, so it does not build on guesses.
How to get the best answer
- Fill every bracket with real detail: [BACKLOG], [DATA], [CAPACITY] and the rest should hold real names, numbers and dates, not placeholders.
- Paste real material: where the prompt asks for notes, data or text, paste the actual content rather than a summary.
- Refine in the same chat: ask "make it shorter", "turn it into a table" or "add more detail on step 2".
- Check the result: test what it builds or writes before you rely on it.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Which AI assistant works best with the “Prioritise a product backlog with RICE scoring” prompt?
The “Prioritise a product backlog with RICE scoring” prompt works in any chat assistant and suits ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini best. Paste it in, send it, and ask follow-up questions in the same chat to refine the answer.
What do I fill in before sending the “Prioritise a product backlog with RICE scoring” prompt?
Replace the 5 highlighted brackets – [BACKLOG], [DATA], [CAPACITY], [GOALS], [EXTRA CONTEXT, or "none"] – with your own details. The more specific you are, the better the answer.
Who is the “Prioritise a product backlog with RICE scoring” prompt for?
Anyone who wants a complete, working result from an AI assistant. Replace the brackets with your own project details.
Is the “Prioritise a product backlog with RICE scoring” prompt free to use?
Yes. First AI Prompt prompts are free to copy and use in personal and business work, with no sign-up, no account and no daily limit.
Can I trust the answer the “Prioritise a product backlog with RICE scoring” prompt gives?
Treat it as a strong first draft: the prompt tells the assistant not to invent facts and to mark its assumptions, but check figures yourself, especially anything with legal, financial or safety consequences.
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