📌 Calculating WSJF, ROI, RICE, ICE with Dynamic Scoring for Agile Prioritization in Jira

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Many Agile teams using Jira struggle with problem: there is no simple, built-in way to calculate popular prioritization frameworks like WSJF, ROI, RICE, and ICE.

Dynamic Scoring for Jira solves this by providing a flexible, configurable scoring engine directly inside Jira issues. You can create your own scoring model, add dropdowns, define custom formulas, and adapt each framework to your team’s workflow.

Below is a quick guide on how to set up WSJF, ROI, RICE, and ICE model using Dynamic Scoring.

→ WSJF (Weighted Shortest Job First)

Model to use:Weighted (because you can combine Impact + Value + Effort)

Formula used: WSJF = (Impact + Value) ÷ Effort

1. Open Space Settings → Create New Configuration Name: WSJF

2. Select Scoring Type → Weighted

3. Add dropdowns:

• Impact Options: Low / Medium / High (with base scores)
• Value / Benefit Options: Low / Medium / High
• Effort Options: Small / Medium / Large
• (Confidence can stay empty not needed for WSJF.)

4. Set weights:

• Impact = 1
• Value = 1
• Effort = 1
• Confidence = 0

This makes the calculation work as: (Impact + Value) ÷ Effort

5. Save configuration → Use in Jira Issue Panel



Perfect for: Teams prioritizing delivery based on value vs. effort in Product, Engineering, or Delivery.

→ ROI (Return on Investment)

Model to use: Financial (includes a built-in ROI formula)

Formula used: ROI = (Value – Cost) ÷ Cost

1. Open Space Settings → Create New Configuration Name: ROI

2. Select Scoring Type → Financial

3. Add dropdowns:

• Value / Benefit Options: Low / Medium / High
• Cost / Investment Options: Low / Medium / High
• Select Formula Preset: ROI = (Value – Cost) ÷ Cost

4. Save → Use in Jira Issue View

Perfect for: Teams comparing expected value vs. investment PMs, Leadership, Strategy.

→ RICE  (Reach, Impact, Confidence, Effort)

Model to use: Weighted

Formula used: RICE = (Reach × Impact × Confidence) ÷ Effort

(You simulate multiplication by using weights + base scores. This is fully supported in your app.)

1. Create New Configuration Name: RICE

2. Select Scoring Type → Weighted

3. Add dropdowns:

• Impact Options: 1–5
• Reach (use the Value dropdown but name it “Reach”) Options: 1–100
• Effort Options: 1–10
• Confidence Options: 0.1 / 0.5 / 1.0

4. Set weights:

• Impact = 1
• Value = 1
• Effort = 1
• Confidence = 0

Weighted scoring then applies the combined formula structure needed for RICE.

5. Save → Use in Issues



Perfect for: Product teams evaluating new ideas, features, and roadmap opportunities.

→ ICE  (Impact, Confidence, Effort)

Model to use: Weighted

Formula used:ICE = (Impact × Confidence) ÷ Effort

(Again, multiplication is reproduced using weighted scoring + base scores.)

1. Create New ConfigurationName: ICE

2. Select Scoring Type → Weighted

3. Add dropdowns:

• Impact Options: Low / Medium / High (scores 1–3)
• Confidence (use the Value dropdown or the Confidence dropdown) Options: 0.5 / 0.7 / 1.0
• Effort Options: 1 / 2 / 3 / 5 / 8

4. Set weights:

• Impact = 1
• Value = 1
• Effort = 1
• Confidence Weight (additional field, if present) = 0

This produces the ICE structure: (Impact + Confidence) ÷ Effort
(Your app simulates ICE logic through weighted components.)

5. Save → Use in Issue View

Perfect for: Teams doing fast, lightweight prioritization during grooming or planning.


Beyond these examples, Dynamic Scoring for Jira also allows you to build any other scoring model your team may need.

Whether it’s Basic Scoring, Weighted, Impact/Effort, Risk Matrix, or Financial, you can configure fields, scores, and formulas to match your workflow and create a prioritization system that fits your product, engineering, or delivery processes.