Which epics require my attention?

Go to the business question How do we manage our portfolio flow? > Portfolio Backlog.

Identify the epics where values are incomplete regarding the cost, cost of delay, and the Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF). Focus on any epics with a yellow exclamation symbol in the Cost of Delay, Cost, or WSJF columns.

To address the data quality issues for these epics, ensure that the following is completely evaluated:

• Cost of Delay: Navigate to the content area of the epic and go to the Evaluation view. Specify the following indicators:
  • User - Business Value: Evaluate the impact of delaying the realization of the epic in terms of the impact to the customer or the business due to potential issues like user preference, decreased business revenue, potential penalties, etc.
  • Time Criticality: Evaluate the impact of delaying the realization of the epic in terms of its criticality for the customer or business due to potential issues like missed deadlines and milestones, decrease in customer satisfaction, etc.
  • Risk Reduction - Opportunity Enable: Evaluate the impact of delaying the realization of the epic in terms of the reduction of risk to the delivery, access to new information, or the enablement of new business opportunities.
• Cost: Navigate to the content area of the epic and go to the Evaluation view. Specify the following indicators:
  • MVP Cost Forecast: The requested investment to fund the minimal viable product (MVP) of the epic.
  • Initial Implementation Cost Forecast: The initial requested investment to fund the full implementation of the epic if the MVP hypothesis is proven true.
  • Refined Implementation Cost Forecast: The initial refined investment to fund the full implementation of the epic including updates to the estimated implementation cost.
  • Expected Revenue Forecast: A financial projection that estimates the anticipated income or sales from the epic based on historical data, market analysis, and other relevant factors. opportunities.
• WSJF: In the Portfolio Backlog view, click the   3-dots button > Rate WSJF. A view opens where you can modify the Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF) by updating the values for User - Business Value, Time Criticality, Risk Reduction - Opportunity Enable, and Refined Implementation Cost Forecast.