mantra

Yup... don't refine features or stories until you have prioritized these (features at program level or stories at team level). You have to be refining highly prioritized work all the time. First things first! You do not want to spend major time on minor things! SAFe has a way of helping you mathematically prioritize work. It is via WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First). It is considering cost of delay (COD)... applying principle #1 -- take an economic view. Yup ... find the shortest job that has the most weight ... go do that first! COD is the sum of 'Business…