Key Practices - Task prioritization

3 important questions on Key Practices - Task prioritization

What method can be used for prioritization?

Cost of Delay proposed by Don Reinertsen.

How does the Cost of Delay method works?

  • determine the key metric for the given value stream
  • then calculate/estimate what will happen when a task is delayed

What are the advantages of using the Cost of Delay method?

  • it is easy to use for the one who is at the beginning of the value stream where the effect of delay is the greatest
  • Decisions are made on data not waiting for approval by a superior or using the HiPPO method
  • an assistance for limiting the WIP.

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