Glossary
MoSCoW Prioritization
Sorting requirements into must, should, could, and will not have.
In short
MoSCoW prioritization sorts requirements into four groups: must have, should have, could have, and will not have this time. The labels make scope explicit and help teams and stakeholders agree on what is essential versus optional for a release, which keeps planning focused when time or budget is limited.
MoSCoW prioritization places each requirement into one of four buckets. Must have items are non-negotiable for the release, should have items are important but not vital, could have items are nice extras, and will not have items are explicitly deferred.
Naming what is out of scope is as useful as naming what is in, since it stops quiet scope creep. Kithspark helps stock these buckets with evidence by showing the weighted demand behind each candidate requirement.
Example
For a launch, the team marks login as must have, social sharing as could have, and offline mode as will not have this time.
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