What does the WSJF denominator represent?

• A. Business value
• B. Duration (job size)
• C. Time to market
• D. Risk reduction

Answer: (B)

WSJF is about delivering the most economic value per unit of work. The denominator represents the job size—the effort or duration required to complete the item. By dividing the combined value factors (such as business value, time criticality, and risk reduction/opportunity enablement) by the size, you prioritize smaller, high-value items that can be finished quickly. This scoring encourages selecting work you can deliver sooner and with greater relative impact. The size can be measured in story points, hours, or other consistent units, but what matters is that larger jobs get a lower score unless their value components are correspondingly larger.