MoSCoW

Question 1

What does MoSCoW stand for?

Answer 1

Must have
Should have
Could have
Won’t have (this time, but maybe later)

Question 2

Must have

Answer 2

• no point having it without
• not legal without it
• unsafe without it
• cannot deliver a solution without it

Question 3

Should have

Answer 3

• important but not vital
• painful to leave out but still viable
• may need some kind of workaround (if only temporary)

Question 4

Could have

Answer 4

• wanted or desirable but less important
• less impact when left out than a should have

Main pool of the contingency, only delivered in a best case scenario. If there’s a deadline at risk, first thing to be dropped

Question 5

Won’t have this time

Answer 5

Pre agreed they won’t be delivered in the set time frame, and recorded in scope of project at the start

Question 6

Three time frames for MoSCoW

Answer 6

• MoSCoW for the project
• MoSCoW for the project increments
• MoSCoW for the timebox

Question 7

How much effort per must, should and could?

Answer 7

60% must, 20% should and could