Backlog

The backlog is the ordered list of all features, improvements, and corrections to be made on a product. It represents the vision of upcoming work, constantly adjusted according to value, priorities, and user feedback.

In an agile approach, the product owner is responsible for it: they enrich it, prioritise it, and select the most relevant items to deliver for each sprint.

The backlog in practice

The role of the backlog

Ordered and living list of everything that could be done.
Single source of truth for product priorities.
Communication tool between product, design, and tech.

Best practices

The Product Owner is responsible for prioritisation.
Prioritisation Criteria - business value, effort, risk, dependencies.
Refine items at the top, keep drafts at the bottom.
Definition of Ready before an item enters a sprint.

Caveats

Ever-expanding backlog = symptom of a lack of strategy.
Overly technical tickets disconnected from business value.
Having too many grooming without making concrete decisions.

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