Quadrant chart (Mermaid)

A quadrant chart is a way of forcing a prioritisation conversation. Naming the quadrants is what turns it from a scatter plot into an argument.

#What this example shows

Named quadrants, so nobody reads their own meaning into the corners.
Axis labels that state the direction of each scale.
Points positioned from 0 to 1 on both axes.

#A worked example

Open it, edit it, or copy the source below.

The source, which you can paste into a new diagram and edit:

quadrantChart
  title Roadmap prioritisation
  x-axis Low effort --> High effort
  y-axis Low impact --> High impact
  quadrant-1 Major projects
  quadrant-2 Quick wins
  quadrant-3 Not now
  quadrant-4 Thankless work
  Single sign-on: [0.78, 0.88]
  Bulk export: [0.24, 0.71]
  Audit log: [0.55, 0.66]
  Dark mode: [0.34, 0.52]
  Custom themes: [0.63, 0.24]
  Legacy import: [0.88, 0.29]
  Mobile app: [0.92, 0.62]

#Making it your own

Positions are opinions. Record who placed them and revisit afterwards.
Rename the quadrants to suit your own framing; the defaults rarely fit.
Two axes only. A third dimension needs a bubble chart.

Radar chart (Mermaid)

Two options against the same criteria.

Requirement diagram (Mermaid)

Requirements, and what satisfies and verifies them.

Mermaid examples

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Copy it. Change one line. See what happens.