"MoSCoW" meaning in English

See MoSCoW in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} MoSCoW
  1. (business, software engineering) Acronym of must have, should have, could have, won't have (“a group of categories for prioritization of requirements”). Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: must have (extra: a group of categories for prioritization of requirements), should have (extra: a group of categories for prioritization of requirements), could have (extra: a group of categories for prioritization of requirements), won't have (extra: a group of categories for prioritization of requirements)
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