Maximum Impact, Minimum Effort

A simple and straightforward way to establish the effort needed to get tasks done versus the potential impact is to use this Maximum Impact vs Minimum Effort grid.

This makes it easy to identify early Quick Wins that require Minimum Effort but will deliver Maximum Impact.

It will also highlight initiatives that really should be classed as basic Housekeeping – Low Effort and Low Impact but need to be ticked off the list.

Once you have sorted these out, then you can start thinking more long-term and Strategic (High Impact/High Effort initiatives).

And if something is High Effort but Low Impact, Rethink or ditch it.