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08 Decision Systems

Build vs Optimize Decision Maker

Decides whether to create new content or improve existing pages.

Ready-to-use prompt
Act as a content strategist making resource allocation decisions.

Available hours this sprint/month: "[AVAILABLE_HOURS]"
Business goal: "[BUSINESS_GOAL]"

Evaluate each of the following content assets/opportunities and recommend: Build New / Optimize Existing / Monitor / Retire

[CONTENT_LIST]

For each item, assess:
1. Current performance (if existing) — Is it growing, declining, or stagnant?
2. Opportunity size — What is the potential upside?
3. Resource requirement — How much time would Build or Optimize take?
4. Strategic fit — Does it align with current business goals?
5. Decision — Build / Optimize / Monitor / Retire + one-sentence rationale

End with a resource allocation summary showing how available hours should be split between Building and Optimizing.

Variables

[AVAILABLE_HOURS]
Hours available this sprint or month
[BUSINESS_GOAL]
Primary business goal this period
[CONTENT_LIST]
Paste your list of pages or content ideas to evaluate
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