What is ABC-prioritization used for?

• A. Always choose tasks alphabetically.
• B. Prioritizing by mission impact, deadlines, and urgency.
• C. Prioritizing by file size.
• D. Prioritizing by personal preference.

Answer: (B)

ABC-prioritization focuses on ranking work by how much it affects the mission, the deadlines involved, and how time-sensitive the tasks are. This approach puts the most critical, time-sensitive work at the forefront, ensuring resources and attention go to what will most impact success and avoid delays. High-impact and urgent tasks take priority, important-but-not-urgent tasks come next, and low-impact or non-urgent tasks can be postponed. For example, fixing a system outage that stops mission-critical operations gets done before completing a routine report with no immediate deadline. This method isn’t about alphabetical order, file size, or personal preference.