Prioritization techniques are specific methods used to determine the relative importance or urgency of items, such as requirements, features, or tasks. Group Ranking, Forced Choice, and Multi-Voting are all established techniques used by groups to collaboratively rank and select options from a list. "Problem Solving," however, is a much broader cognitive process and analytical competency. While prioritization is a critical step within the problem-solving process (e.g., prioritizing which problem to address or which solution to implement), it is not a specific prioritization technique itself in the same category as the others.

A. Group Ranking: This is a valid prioritization technique where stakeholders collaboratively order items from most to least important, establishing a clear priority sequence.

B. Forced Choice: This is a prioritization method where participants must choose between pairs of items, forcing a decision on which is more important, thereby creating a ranked list.

D. Multi-Voting: Also known as dot voting, this is a common technique where participants are given a set number of votes to distribute among options, quickly identifying group priorities.

1. International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA). (2015). A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK Guide) (Version 3).

Section 10.35.2, Description: This section describes Prioritization as the process of determining the relative importance of business analysis information. It lists techniques such as Ranking and Grouping. Group Ranking (A) is a form of Ranking.

Section 10.17, Decision Analysis: This section covers techniques for making decisions, which often involves prioritization. Methods like Multi-Voting (D) and pairwise comparison (a form of Forced Choice, B) are used to evaluate and rank options.

Section 9.5, Problem Solving: This section defines Problem Solving as an underlying competency, describing it as the process of defining and resolving problems, not as a specific technique for ranking items.

2. Wiegers, K., & Beatty, J. (2013). Software Requirements (3rd ed.). Microsoft Press.

Chapter 14, Prioritizing Requirements, p. 301: This chapter explicitly describes "Multi-voting" (D) as a simple and effective technique for a group to select its top priorities from a list.

Chapter 14, Prioritizing Requirements, p. 302: Discusses analytical hierarchy process (AHP), which involves pairwise comparison, a form of "Forced Choice" (B), to derive priority scales. Ranking techniques (A) are also covered as a fundamental approach.