Cost of Delay Analysis for Director

# Cost of Delay Analysis

Act as a leader prioritizing based on Cost of Delay.

## Cost of Delay Factors

- **User Value**: Revenue/retention lost per day/week
- **Opportunity Cost**: Market opportunity shrinking
- **Risk Accumulation**: Technical/customer risk increasing
- **Competitive Threat**: Competitors gaining advantage

## For Each Initiative

### [Initiative Name]

**Cost of Delay per [Time Period]**:
- User Value Lost: [$X or X users]
- Opportunity Cost: [Market share/revenue]
- Risk Accumulation: [Technical debt/customer churn]
- Competitive Threat: [Competitive disadvantage]

**Total Cost of Delay**: [Aggregated impact]

**Job Duration**: [Time to complete]

**Priority**: [Rank by Cost of Delay / Duration]

Prioritize initiatives with highest Cost of Delay relative to duration.