Monday 7 April 2014

Product Backlog Grooming / Refinement

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The basics of backlog grooming, and a simple yet straightforward explanation about why backlog grooming or refinement is necessary in scrum. Useful and effective pointers on how the product owner can hold an effective backlog grooming session by following certain rules.

Why should the product backlog grooming be carried out? Find different reasons why grooming session are necessary in scrum. Also discover how and why grooming is carried out by different entities in scrum, and how do they do it.  
  
The primary reason why the product backlog should be refined is to update the backlog so that it remains consistent with the feedback provided by the stakeholders. Another reason is to review existing user stories and decide whether they are still pertinent from the development point of view, and to update the acceptance criterion detailed in each product backlog item.
  • Duration and frequency of the grooming activity
  • Who should participate in the grooming activity?
  • Maintaining a proper approach

It is very important to prioritize the product backlog from time to time so that it remains updated, and “healthy”. Know about the DEEP method used to refine the product backlog items:
  • Detailed appropriately
  • Estimated
  • Emergent
  • Prioritized

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