Low Hanging Fruit

Noun · Slang & Abbreviations

Definitions

  1. The easiest valuable work available, usually because it is simple, obvious, and low-risk relative to the effort required. Teams use it when triaging backlog items and improvement opportunities.

    In plain English: An easy useful improvement that can be done quickly.

    Example: "Fixing the caching header is low hanging fruit compared to rewriting the whole service."

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