WSJF Project Prioritization

⚠ Fix this →

Company Name (optional) ✓ Remembered from last time

Annual Revenue ($) * Annual Revenue is required. ✓ Remembered from last time

Gross Profit ($) * Gross Profit is required. ✓ Remembered from last time

How to Use This Tool

▼

Name the project using the text field at the top of the page, next to the WSJF logo. This is required.
Enter your Company Settings — click ⚙ Company Settings above and enter your company's Annual Revenue and Gross Profit (Company Name is optional). Several scoring options further down (for example, “Project influences revenue growth of > $X per year”) calculate their dollar thresholds directly from these two figures, so both fields must be filled in before the thresholds — or an exported PDF — will be accurate. Once entered, these are remembered on this device for next time.
Score each of the four tabs — User-Business Value, Time Criticality, Risk/Opportunity, and Job Size. Click a criterion to expand it, if it is minimized, and then choose the option that best matches your project. Comments are optional but useful if you want to document your reasoning for later.
Watch your score update live in the summary bar as you make selections — there's nothing to save or submit.
Export a PDF with the ⬇ Export PDF button once you're finished, for sharing or your records.
Ranking multiple projects? Use 📋 Copy Summary above the score bar to copy this project's name, company, and scores as a single row you can paste directly into a spreadsheet alongside your other scored projects.

User-Business Value 2.8

Time Criticality 1.0

Risk / Opportunity 1.6

Job Size 1.2

Cost of Delay 5.4

WSJF Score 4.5

Is NOT tied to a strategic goal

2.8

User-Business Value

What is the revenue impact on our business? Can we improve our gross margin? Is there a potential penalty or other negative impact if we delay?

Is this Project a Regulatory or Compliance requirement?

Score: 1 ▼

Comments

Weight: 0.30 — Higher regulatory scores shift weight to this criterion.

Does this Project contribute to 5% Organic revenue growth?

Score: 1 ▼

Comments

Weight: 0.25

Does this Project contribute to 10% Gross Profit growth?

Score: 1 ▼

Comments

Weight: 0.25

Does this Project create Soft Dollar savings / efficiency gains?

Score: 1 ▼

Comments

Weight: 0.20

Is this Project an Executive Priority (CEO / CFO / Board / BPO)?

Score: 1 ▼

Comments

Weight: 0.00 — Scores below 5 carry no weight; scores 5+ add to total.

1.0

Time Criticality

How does user/business value decay over time? Is there a fixed deadline? Will the Company users get used to an acceptable work-around? Will the Customer wait for us or move to another provider?

Is this Project a time-sensitive Compliance requirement?

Score: 1 ▼

Examples: PCI compliance, HIPAA compliance, SOX compliance or reporting impact. If unsure, leave at 1.

Comments

Weight: 0.35 — A compliance score of 8 or 10 shifts most weight here.

Does this increase Process Optimization and/or Consistency?

Score: 1 ▼

Examples: More efficient workflow for product creation, product workbench build-out, standardizing contractor onboarding, automating contractor onboarding.

Comments

Weight: 0.10

Will this Project impact cross-Value Stream Process Efficiencies?

Score: 1 ▼

Examples: Automating Claims Processing, Upgrading Warranty Coverage Management System.

Comments

Weight: 0.25

Is there an implementation deadline the Company must meet?

Score: 1 ▼

Examples: Customer-facing deadlines, fiscal close, manufacturing rebates, penalties for missed deadlines.

Comments

Weight: 0.30

1.6

Risk / Opportunity

What else does this do for our business? Does it reduce the risk of this or a future delivery? Is there value in the information we'll receive? Will this feature open up new business opportunities?

Can we gain a Competitive Advantage?

Score: 1 ▼

Examples: Corporate initiatives, tangible market share gains from competitors.

Comments

Weight: 0.20 (fixed)

Does this lay the foundation for future business opportunity?

Score: 1 ▼

Examples: Enabling process/technology, expanding HVAC, adding Structural Warranties.

Comments

Weight: 0.20 (fixed)

Does this help the Company avoid a potential Risk?

Score: 1 ▼

Examples: Reducing risk of error by increasing Master Data accuracy, reducing risk of non-adoption by improving ease of use.

Comments

Weight: 0.30 (fixed)

Does this help the Company avoid Operational Costs?

Score: 1 ▼

Examples: Eliminating potential new hires through efficiency, reducing outside services by enabling employees to do the work internally.

Comments

User-Business Value

Is this Project a Regulatory or Compliance requirement?

Does this Project contribute to 5% Organic revenue growth?

Does this Project contribute to 10% Gross Profit growth?

Does this Project create Soft Dollar savings / efficiency gains?

Is this Project an Executive Priority (CEO / CFO / Board / BPO)?

Time Criticality

Is this Project a time-sensitive Compliance requirement?

Does this increase Process Optimization and/or Consistency?

Will this Project impact cross-Value Stream Process Efficiencies?

Is there an implementation deadline the Company must meet?

Risk / Opportunity

Can we gain a Competitive Advantage?

Does this lay the foundation for future business opportunity?

Does this help the Company avoid a potential Risk?

Does this help the Company avoid Operational Costs?

Job Size

Will this Project negatively impact Solution Stability?

How many overall systems / modules are impacted by this Project?

How many Value Streams are impacted by this Project?

How many Users / Stakeholders will be impacted by this Project?

How many Config / Dev objects / Components are impacted by this project?

Tech Debt / Architectural Improvements