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title: Task Prioritization Decision Tree
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flowchart TD
    Start([New Task or Issue])
    
    Start --> Critical{Is it<br/>CRITICAL?}
    
    Critical -->|YES| RedAlert{All services<br/>down?}
    Critical -->|NO| Urgent{Is it<br/>URGENT?}
    
    RedAlert -->|YES| RA[🚨 RED ALERT<br/>Follow emergency protocol<br/>Drop everything]
    RedAlert -->|NO| YA[⚠️ YELLOW ALERT<br/>Single service/degradation<br/>Respond in 15 min]
    
    Urgent -->|YES| Revenue{Revenue<br/>impacting?}
    Urgent -->|NO| Important{Important but<br/>not urgent?}
    
    Revenue -->|YES| Tier0[⭐ TIER 0<br/>Immediate action<br/>Fix within 1 hour]
    Revenue -->|NO| Security{Security<br/>related?}
    
    Security -->|YES| Tier1[🔒 TIER 1<br/>Security Foundation<br/>High priority]
    Security -->|NO| Infrastructure{Major<br/>infrastructure?}
    
    Infrastructure -->|YES| Tier2[🏗️ TIER 2<br/>Infrastructure<br/>Schedule this week]
    Infrastructure -->|NO| Tier3[📋 TIER 3<br/>Optimization<br/>Schedule this month]
    
    Important -->|YES| HasDeps{Blocks other<br/>tasks?}
    Important -->|NO| CanWait[📅 BACKLOG<br/>Nice to have<br/>Do when time allows]
    
    HasDeps -->|YES| Tier1
    HasDeps -->|NO| Quick{Can be done<br/>in <1 hour?}
    
    Quick -->|YES| QuickWin[✨ QUICK WIN<br/>Do now if available]
    Quick -->|NO| Tier3
    
    RA --> Execute[Execute<br/>Immediately]
    YA --> Execute
    Tier0 --> Execute
    Tier1 --> Schedule1[Schedule<br/>This Week]
    Tier2 --> Schedule2[Schedule<br/>Next 2 Weeks]
    Tier3 --> Schedule3[Schedule<br/>This Month]
    QuickWin --> Execute
    CanWait --> Backlog[Add to<br/>Backlog]
    
    Execute --> Done([Task Complete])
    Schedule1 --> Done
    Schedule2 --> Done
    Schedule3 --> Done
    Backlog --> Review[Review<br/>Quarterly]
    
    style RA fill:#991b1b,stroke:#ef4444,stroke-width:4px,color:#fff
    style YA fill:#92400e,stroke:#f59e0b,stroke-width:3px,color:#fff
    style Tier0 fill:#1e3a8a,stroke:#3b82f6,stroke-width:3px,color:#fff
    style Tier1 fill:#065f46,stroke:#10b981,stroke-width:3px,color:#fff
    style Tier2 fill:#4c1d95,stroke:#8b5cf6,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
    style Tier3 fill:#0c4a6e,stroke:#0ea5e9,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
    style QuickWin fill:#15803d,stroke:#22c55e,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff