The priority pyramid is a visualized backlog with a prioritization process.
The pyramid has four level:
- Priority One : The top of the pyramid which contains tasks/user stories with highest priority.
- Priority Two : The middle of the pyramid which contains tasks/user stories that will be started as soon as resources will be available.
- Priority Three : The bottom of the pyramid which contains tasks/user stories that will be worked on soon.
Then the rest of the backlog below the pyramid.
To each pyramid level is associated a maximum number of tasks/user stories a level can contain, the WIP-limit (Work-in-Process limitations).
How to operate with the priority pyramid:
