Overview

Kendis WSJF International is part of the Kendis Agile scaling solution, focused on automating Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF) prioritization for backlog items in large-scale agile frameworks like SAFe®. It helps teams calculate cost-of-delay scores (based on business value, time criticality, risk reduction/opportunity enablement, and job size), sequence features intelligently, and streamline Program Increment (PI) planning and decision-making across distributed teams.

Features and Capabilities

• **Prioritization (WSJF): **Automate the WSJF score calculation using user‑business value, time criticality, risk reduction and job size; automatically sequence backlog items to deliver maximum economic value.
• **Program Backlog Management: **Centralized view of program backlog with grouping, batching, and visual rank ordering of features and epics according to WSJF.
• **Integration with Agile Tools: **Two‑way real‑time sync with Jira Cloud, Jira Server/DC, Azure DevOps, and TFS ensures live data flow between Kendis and existing ALM systems.
• **Program Board & PI Planning Toolkit: **Visual digital boards support PI planning ceremonies, dependencies tracking, team capacity planning, objectives/OKRs, RA‑OM risk registers, Inspect & Adapt reports and solution train support.
• **Dependency & Risk Visualization: **Clear inter-team dependency mapping, risk registers (ROAM format), intelligent alerts and dynamic tracking across increments.
• **Objectives & OKRs Alignment: **Define and track PI Objectives and OKRs at program or team level, link features to objectives, and measure progress and business value delivered.
• **Smart Reporting & Scope Tracking: **Advanced dashboards, smart and Inspect‑&‑Adapt reports, scope‑change detection with AI‑powered tracking of estimate/story adjustments and dependencies.
• Hybrid Agile/Waterfall Support: Supports combined Agile and Waterfall planning via hybrid views, Gantt‑style milestone tracking and integrations with mixed frameworks.
• **Scaling Model Flexibility: **Built‑in support for SAFe®, LeSS, Spotify Tribe, Scrum@Scale or custom enterprise scaling frameworks.
• **Enterprise-Grade Security & Compliance: **ISO 27001 certification, GDPR and CSA compliance, AWS‑hosted secure infrastructure with encryption and strong access controls.