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+# Test Priorities Matrix
+
+Guide for prioritizing test scenarios based on risk, criticality, and business impact.
+
+## Priority Levels
+
+### P0 - Critical (Must Test)
+
+**Criteria:**
+
+- Revenue-impacting functionality
+- Security-critical paths
+- Data integrity operations
+- Regulatory compliance requirements
+- Previously broken functionality (regression prevention)
+
+**Examples:**
+
+- Payment processing
+- Authentication/authorization
+- User data creation/deletion
+- Financial calculations
+- GDPR/privacy compliance
+
+**Testing Requirements:**
+
+- Comprehensive coverage at all levels
+- Both happy and unhappy paths
+- Edge cases and error scenarios
+- Performance under load
+
+### P1 - High (Should Test)
+
+**Criteria:**
+
+- Core user journeys
+- Frequently used features
+- Features with complex logic
+- Integration points between systems
+- Features affecting user experience
+
+**Examples:**
+
+- User registration flow
+- Search functionality
+- Data import/export
+- Notification systems
+- Dashboard displays
+
+**Testing Requirements:**
+
+- Primary happy paths required
+- Key error scenarios
+- Critical edge cases
+- Basic performance validation
+
+### P2 - Medium (Nice to Test)
+
+**Criteria:**
+
+- Secondary features
+- Admin functionality
+- Reporting features
+- Configuration options
+- UI polish and aesthetics
+
+**Examples:**
+
+- Admin settings panels
+- Report generation
+- Theme customization
+- Help documentation
+- Analytics tracking
+
+**Testing Requirements:**
+
+- Happy path coverage
+- Basic error handling
+- Can defer edge cases
+
+### P3 - Low (Test if Time Permits)
+
+**Criteria:**
+
+- Rarely used features
+- Nice-to-have functionality
+- Cosmetic issues
+- Non-critical optimizations
+
+**Examples:**
+
+- Advanced preferences
+- Legacy feature support
+- Experimental features
+- Debug utilities
+
+**Testing Requirements:**
+
+- Smoke tests only
+- Can rely on manual testing
+- Document known limitations
+
+## Risk-Based Priority Adjustments
+
+### Increase Priority When:
+
+- High user impact (affects >50% of users)
+- High financial impact (>$10K potential loss)
+- Security vulnerability potential
+- Compliance/legal requirements
+- Customer-reported issues
+- Complex implementation (>500 LOC)
+- Multiple system dependencies
+
+### Decrease Priority When:
+
+- Feature flag protected
+- Gradual rollout planned
+- Strong monitoring in place
+- Easy rollback capability
+- Low usage metrics
+- Simple implementation
+- Well-isolated component
+
+## Test Coverage by Priority
+
+| Priority | Unit Coverage | Integration Coverage | E2E Coverage       |
+| -------- | ------------- | -------------------- | ------------------ |
+| P0       | >90%          | >80%                 | All critical paths |
+| P1       | >80%          | >60%                 | Main happy paths   |
+| P2       | >60%          | >40%                 | Smoke tests        |
+| P3       | Best effort   | Best effort          | Manual only        |
+
+## Priority Assignment Rules
+
+1. **Start with business impact** - What happens if this fails?
+2. **Consider probability** - How likely is failure?
+3. **Factor in detectability** - Would we know if it failed?
+4. **Account for recoverability** - Can we fix it quickly?
+
+## Priority Decision Tree
+
+```
+Is it revenue-critical?
+├─ YES → P0
+└─ NO → Does it affect core user journey?
+    ├─ YES → Is it high-risk?
+    │   ├─ YES → P0
+    │   └─ NO → P1
+    └─ NO → Is it frequently used?
+        ├─ YES → P1
+        └─ NO → Is it customer-facing?
+            ├─ YES → P2
+            └─ NO → P3
+```
+
+## Test Execution Order
+
+1. Execute P0 tests first (fail fast on critical issues)
+2. Execute P1 tests second (core functionality)
+3. Execute P2 tests if time permits
+4. P3 tests only in full regression cycles
+
+## Continuous Adjustment
+
+Review and adjust priorities based on:
+
+- Production incident patterns
+- User feedback and complaints
+- Usage analytics
+- Test failure history
+- Business priority changes
+
+---
+
+## Automated Priority Classification
+
+### Example: Priority Calculator (Risk-Based Automation)
+
+```typescript
+// src/testing/priority-calculator.ts
+
+export type Priority = 'P0' | 'P1' | 'P2' | 'P3';
+
+export type PriorityFactors = {
+  revenueImpact: 'critical' | 'high' | 'medium' | 'low' | 'none';
+  userImpact: 'all' | 'majority' | 'some' | 'few' | 'minimal';
+  securityRisk: boolean;
+  complianceRequired: boolean;
+  previousFailure: boolean;
+  complexity: 'high' | 'medium' | 'low';
+  usage: 'frequent' | 'regular' | 'occasional' | 'rare';
+};
+
+/**
+ * Calculate test priority based on multiple factors
+ * Mirrors the priority decision tree with objective criteria
+ */
+export function calculatePriority(factors: PriorityFactors): Priority {
+  const { revenueImpact, userImpact, securityRisk, complianceRequired, previousFailure, complexity, usage } = factors;
+
+  // P0: Revenue-critical, security, or compliance
+  if (revenueImpact === 'critical' || securityRisk || complianceRequired || (previousFailure && revenueImpact === 'high')) {
+    return 'P0';
+  }
+
+  // P0: High revenue + high complexity + frequent usage
+  if (revenueImpact === 'high' && complexity === 'high' && usage === 'frequent') {
+    return 'P0';
+  }
+
+  // P1: Core user journey (majority impacted + frequent usage)
+  if (userImpact === 'all' || userImpact === 'majority') {
+    if (usage === 'frequent' || complexity === 'high') {
+      return 'P1';
+    }
+  }
+
+  // P1: High revenue OR high complexity with regular usage
+  if ((revenueImpact === 'high' && usage === 'regular') || (complexity === 'high' && usage === 'frequent')) {
+    return 'P1';
+  }
+
+  // P2: Secondary features (some impact, occasional usage)
+  if (userImpact === 'some' || usage === 'occasional') {
+    return 'P2';
+  }
+
+  // P3: Rarely used, low impact
+  return 'P3';
+}
+
+/**
+ * Generate priority justification (for audit trail)
+ */
+export function justifyPriority(factors: PriorityFactors): string {
+  const priority = calculatePriority(factors);
+  const reasons: string[] = [];
+
+  if (factors.revenueImpact === 'critical') reasons.push('critical revenue impact');
+  if (factors.securityRisk) reasons.push('security-critical');
+  if (factors.complianceRequired) reasons.push('compliance requirement');
+  if (factors.previousFailure) reasons.push('regression prevention');
+  if (factors.userImpact === 'all' || factors.userImpact === 'majority') {
+    reasons.push(`impacts ${factors.userImpact} users`);
+  }
+  if (factors.complexity === 'high') reasons.push('high complexity');
+  if (factors.usage === 'frequent') reasons.push('frequently used');
+
+  return `${priority}: ${reasons.join(', ')}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Example: Payment scenario priority calculation
+ */
+const paymentScenario: PriorityFactors = {
+  revenueImpact: 'critical',
+  userImpact: 'all',
+  securityRisk: true,
+  complianceRequired: true,
+  previousFailure: false,
+  complexity: 'high',
+  usage: 'frequent',
+};
+
+console.log(calculatePriority(paymentScenario)); // 'P0'
+console.log(justifyPriority(paymentScenario));
+// 'P0: critical revenue impact, security-critical, compliance requirement, impacts all users, high complexity, frequently used'
+```
+
+### Example: Test Suite Tagging Strategy
+
+```typescript
+// tests/e2e/checkout.spec.ts
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+// Tag tests with priority for selective execution
+test.describe('Checkout Flow', () => {
+  test('valid payment completes successfully @p0 @smoke @revenue', async ({ page }) => {
+    // P0: Revenue-critical happy path
+    await page.goto('/checkout');
+    await page.getByTestId('payment-method').selectOption('credit-card');
+    await page.getByTestId('card-number').fill('4242424242424242');
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Place Order' }).click();
+
+    await expect(page.getByText('Order confirmed')).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test('expired card shows user-friendly error @p1 @error-handling', async ({ page }) => {
+    // P1: Core error scenario (frequent user impact)
+    await page.goto('/checkout');
+    await page.getByTestId('payment-method').selectOption('credit-card');
+    await page.getByTestId('card-number').fill('4000000000000069'); // Test card: expired
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Place Order' }).click();
+
+    await expect(page.getByText('Card expired. Please use a different card.')).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test('coupon code applies discount correctly @p2', async ({ page }) => {
+    // P2: Secondary feature (nice-to-have)
+    await page.goto('/checkout');
+    await page.getByTestId('coupon-code').fill('SAVE10');
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Apply' }).click();
+
+    await expect(page.getByText('10% discount applied')).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test('gift message formatting preserved @p3', async ({ page }) => {
+    // P3: Cosmetic feature (rarely used)
+    await page.goto('/checkout');
+    await page.getByTestId('gift-message').fill('Happy Birthday!\n\nWith love.');
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Place Order' }).click();
+
+    // Message formatting preserved (linebreaks intact)
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('order-summary')).toContainText('Happy Birthday!');
+  });
+});
+```
+
+**Run tests by priority:**
+
+```bash
+# P0 only (smoke tests, 2-5 min)
+npx playwright test --grep @p0
+
+# P0 + P1 (core functionality, 10-15 min)
+npx playwright test --grep "@p0|@p1"
+
+# Full regression (all priorities, 30+ min)
+npx playwright test
+```
+
+---
+
+## Integration with Risk Scoring
+
+Priority should align with risk score from `probability-impact.md`:
+
+| Risk Score | Typical Priority | Rationale                                  |
+| ---------- | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
+| 9          | P0               | Critical blocker (probability=3, impact=3) |
+| 6-8        | P0 or P1         | High risk (requires mitigation)            |
+| 4-5        | P1 or P2         | Medium risk (monitor closely)              |
+| 1-3        | P2 or P3         | Low risk (document and defer)              |
+
+**Example**: Risk score 9 (checkout API failure) → P0 priority → comprehensive coverage required.
+
+---
+
+## Priority Checklist
+
+Before finalizing test priorities:
+
+- [ ] **Revenue impact assessed**: Payment, subscription, billing features → P0
+- [ ] **Security risks identified**: Auth, data exposure, injection attacks → P0
+- [ ] **Compliance requirements documented**: GDPR, PCI-DSS, SOC2 → P0
+- [ ] **User impact quantified**: >50% users → P0/P1, <10% → P2/P3
+- [ ] **Previous failures reviewed**: Regression prevention → increase priority
+- [ ] **Complexity evaluated**: >500 LOC or multiple dependencies → increase priority
+- [ ] **Usage metrics consulted**: Frequent use → P0/P1, rare use → P2/P3
+- [ ] **Monitoring coverage confirmed**: Strong monitoring → can decrease priority
+- [ ] **Rollback capability verified**: Easy rollback → can decrease priority
+- [ ] **Priorities tagged in tests**: @p0, @p1, @p2, @p3 for selective execution
+
+## Integration Points
+
+- **Used in workflows**: `*automate` (priority-based test generation), `*test-design` (scenario prioritization), `*trace` (coverage validation by priority)
+- **Related fragments**: `risk-governance.md` (risk scoring), `probability-impact.md` (impact assessment), `selective-testing.md` (tag-based execution)
+- **Tools**: Playwright/Cypress grep for tag filtering, CI scripts for priority-based execution
+
+_Source: Risk-based testing practices, test prioritization strategies, production incident analysis_