WSJF
Business & Finance abbreviation · Project Management
| Stands for | Weighted shortest job first |
|---|---|
| Categories | Business & Finance |
WSJF stands for Weighted shortest job first, a project management abbreviation.
Prioritization model that ranks work by cost of delay divided by job size or duration, so items delivering the most value soonest come first.
Example: By WSJF, the compliance fix beats the redesign because delay is costly and the job is small.
Usage notes
Popularized by product development author Don Reinertsen and adopted in SAFe.
Related abbreviations
More project management abbreviations
- AC – Actual cost
- ART – Agile release train
- BAC – Budget at completion
- CAPM – Certified Associate in Project Management
- CCB – Change control board
- CCPM – Critical chain project management
- CO – Change order
- CPFF – Cost-plus-fixed-fee
- CPI – Cost performance index
- CPM – Critical path method
- CR – Change request
- CSM – Certified ScrumMaster