Using Weighted Value to prioritize product backlog

This article explains about the Weighted Value field in TopTeam Agile. After reading this article you will learn the following:

• What is the Weighted Value field?
• How to customize the calculation formula of Weighted Value field?
• Viewing and editing Weighted Value field of a backlog item
• How to rank product backlog by Weighted Value?

• TopTeam Users
• TopTeam Administrators

Weighted Value is a calculated field that displays the weightage of a backlog item based on a calculation formula.

By default, the calculation formula is:

Business Value, Urgency, Opportunity Value, and Points are fields of backlog record type such as User Stories. These fields are automatically added to all record types that are considered as backlog .e.g. User Stories.

You can customize the calculation formula of Weighted Value field as per your requirements.

Refer to the article, Customizing calculation formula of Weighted Value field.

Weighted Value field is available in the Define and Product Backlog editors of TopTeam Agile.

Refer to the article, Viewing and editing Weighted Value field of a backlog item.

Backlog item with the highest weighted value is usually scheduled first.

Refer to the article, How to rank product backlog by Weighted Value.

Configuring and using Calculated Fields

Revised: March 27th, 2018