Managing the Product Backlog Flashcards
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Who is accountable for ordering the items in the Product Backlog?
Answer: The Product Owner
The Product Owner is solely accountable for effective Product Backlog management, including ordering its items.
What is the primary purpose of Product Backlog refinement?
Answer: To add detail, estimates, and order to backlog items
Refinement breaks down and further defines items into smaller, more precise items as needed.
Which characteristic best describes a healthy Product Backlog?
Answer: It is an emergent, ordered, and dynamic list
The Product Backlog is a living artifact that evolves as the product and environment change.
How much of the Product Backlog should be detailed at any given time?
Answer: Higher-ordered items more detailed than lower-ordered ones
Items at the top are clearer and more detailed because they are worked on sooner.
Who is allowed to add items to the Product Backlog?
Answer: Anyone, but the Product Owner remains accountable for it
Anyone can request changes, but the Product Owner decides and is accountable for the content.
What single overarching objective gives the Product Backlog its long-term focus?
Answer: The Product Goal
The Product Goal is the commitment for the Product Backlog and describes a future state of the product.
When can Product Backlog refinement take place?
Answer: Continuously throughout the Sprint as needed
Refinement is an ongoing activity and is not a formal Scrum event.