Key Principle: Refine the Product Backlog
Explore how to refine the product backlog continuously to ensure each item has enough detail for effective sprint planning and development. Understand the importance of backlog refinement sessions with the team to clarify stories, set acceptance criteria, estimate effort, and maintain proper prioritization. This lesson guides you in avoiding common pitfalls like poorly defined backlog items, misestimation, and improper prioritization to enhance your Agile process.
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After the product backlog is initially populated, it needs to be “refined” on an ongoing basis so that each PBI contains enough detail to support effective sprint planning and development work. I typically want to see about two sprints’ worth of fully refined PBIs in the backlog at all times, not including the work in the current sprint.
Insufficient backlog refinement can cause a number of significant problems for the Agile ...