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Guidelines for managing and prioritizing the Product Backlog using WSJF.
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| name | skill-product-backlog-prioritization |
| description | Guidelines for managing and prioritizing the Product Backlog using WSJF. |
| tier | 2 |
| version | 1 |
To prioritize features scientifically using Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF).
[!IMPORTANT] FORBIDDEN ACTION: You are strictly forbidden from calculating WSJF scores manually or mentally. Humans and LLMs are bad at floating point arithmetic. Use the script.
You MUST use the provided Python script to calculate scores and sort the backlog.
Run the following command:
python3 [skill_path]/scripts/calculate_wsjf.py --file docs/PRODUCT_BACKLOG.md
Note:
[skill_path]is the path to this skill (e.g..agent/skills/skill-product-backlog-prioritization).
When adding a new item to the Backlog, you must estimate:
Formula (Handled by Script): WSJF = (UV + TC + RR) / Job Size
See examples/backlog_table_example.md for the correct table format.
The table MUST include all 4 input columns and the WSJF output column.