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Prioritize Engineering Work by Business Value

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You are leading engineering at a product company where the backlog is larger than the team can handle. Sales, product, support, and platform work are all competing for attention, and leadership wants a clear way to decide what gets built next.

How do you decide which engineering projects to prioritize based on business needs?