Prioritisation

At NineSquared, we help clients make smarter, faster, and more transparent decisions by designing and implementing robust prioritisation frameworks. Whether you’re allocating funding, evaluating policy options, or managing competing priorities, our tailored approaches ensure that resources are directed where they deliver the greatest impact. 

Our Approach

We combine economic rigour with practical insight to build prioritisation models that are: 

• Transparent – Clear criteria and scoring systems that stakeholders can trust. 
• Flexible – Adaptable to changing priorities, data availability, and organisational needs. 
• Strategic – Aligned with broader policy goals, investment strategies, and community outcomes. 

Our prioritisation frameworks are tailored to specifically suit the questions being asked, whether that be making a prioritised list of initiatives, assessing the timing of various options, or reviewing combinations of decisions over time. To do this, we draw on well-established methodologies such as multi-criteria analysis (MCA), cost-benefit analysis (CBA), and strategic alignment scoring. To provide confidence when making prioritisation decisions, we also incorporate sensitivity and scenario testing.  

Ensuring the prioritisation process draws on the best data available is of critical importance. This is to ensure that issues are well understood and reflected in the prioritisation process. Most of our prioritisation frameworks include both quantitative and qualitative metrics to provide a well-rounded understanding of each initiative. This means that our stakeholder engagement team and data analytics team are integrated into the decision-making process. 

Why NineSquared?

Our team brings deep experience in modelling, policy analysis, and stakeholder engagement. We’ve worked with clients across Australia and New Zealand to develop prioritisation tools that are both technically sound and practically useful.