Value vs effort/complexity is a prioritization method that allows a product manager to evaluate various features and initiatives based on the benefit they provide (value) against the difficulty it takes to implement them (effort/complexity).
Posts about Prioritization
Popular Prioritization Frameworks Every Product Manager Needs to Know
Three prioritization methods are covered: RICE, MoSCoW, and Value vs. Effort. Your organization needs a prioritization method. Which is best?
MoSCoW Method | Overview of the Simple and Powerful Prioritization Technique
Learn why the MoSCoW method is useful for prioritizing your tasks, plus an example of a use case to help demonstrate viability.
RICE | A Framework Overview for Product Managers
RICE stands for Reach, Impact, Confidence, and Effort. It is a popular prioritization framework for determining the relative importance of various features, ideas, and initiatives that people may have for a product. A RICE score lets the product manager quantify the specific importance of a feature and compare them to many others.