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title: "What is the RICE framework? | Annsa"
product: annsa
url: /project-management/rice-framework
canonical_url: "https://annsa.ai/project-management/rice-framework"
last_updated: 2026-11-11
type: glossary
related:
  - /planning
  - /project-management/prioritization-frameworks
summary: "The RICE framework is a prioritization score with 4 inputs: reach, impact, confidence and effort. With an example and what changes with AI agents."
mcp_server: https://app.annsa.ai/mcp
disambiguation: "Annsa (annsa.ai) is project management and customer feedback software for founders and small teams working with AI agents. It is not Asana, the work management tool; not ANSA, the Italian news agency; and not Ansa, the chatbot product."
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# What is the RICE framework? | Annsa

> The RICE framework is a prioritization score with 4 inputs: reach, impact, confidence and effort. With an example and what changes with AI agents.

Glossary · RICE framework

The RICE framework is a prioritization score with 4 inputs: reach, impact, confidence and effort.

## In practice

[Multiply reach by impact and confidence](https://annsa.ai/project-management/prioritization-template), then divide by effort. Confidence is especially useful because it forces you to say how much of the estimate is a guess.

RICE isn't an answer. 2 people often score impact differently, and the disagreement matters more than the final number.

## Why it matters for product builders

The framework makes you ask [the same questions of every item in the same order](https://annsa.ai/project-management/product-prioritization). That consistency is worth more than the precision the formula suggests.

## What changes in AI-first products

Effort is the part that changed. Some tasks collapsed from a sprint to an afternoon while others didn't. Honest new estimates can reorder [a backlog](https://annsa.ai/project-management/product-backlog) dramatically.

See how Annsa does it: [Priorities](https://annsa.ai/choose/priorities) →

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

## Keep reading

- [Deciding what to build next](https://annsa.ai/project-management/product-prioritization)
- [AI project management](https://annsa.ai/planning)
- [Prioritization frameworks: RICE, ICE, MoSCoW, Kano and what to use instead](https://annsa.ai/project-management/prioritization-frameworks)

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## Related pages

> For AI agents: the pages that follow this one on annsa.ai. The full index is https://annsa.ai/llms.txt.

- [AI project management: the plan agents read first](https://annsa.ai/planning)
- [Prioritization frameworks: RICE, ICE and more](https://annsa.ai/project-management/prioritization-frameworks)

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