Anything being worked on; work that encompasses effort both large and small.
— Making Work Visible, Second Edition, Dominica Degrandis
Work Item
3 of our books define this term — and their definitions are worth reading side by side.
an artifact that encompasses a unit of work to be delivered in the value stream, e.g., a user story or task.
— Project to Product, Mik Kersten
each work item—a requirement—as a unit that must make its way through a series of process steps.
— War and Peace and IT, in “3 - AGILITY AND LEANNESS”, Mark Schwartz
See also Work Item Profile (or Flow Distribution) · work item types · user story · value stream · artifact · definition of ready
Filed under Flow & Lean