Managing the Product Backlog Flashcards

Can the Product Owner delegate Product Backlog management activities?

Answer: Yes, but they remain accountable

Others may manage the backlog, but the Product Owner stays accountable for it.

A backlog item is too large to complete in one Sprint. What should happen?

Answer: It should be refined and split into smaller items

Refinement breaks large items into smaller pieces that can be Done in a Sprint.

What is the relationship between the Product Backlog and the Sprint Backlog?

Answer: The Sprint Backlog is selected from refined Product Backlog items

Developers select Product Backlog items into the Sprint Backlog during Sprint Planning.

Which is NOT a valid attribute commonly tracked for Product Backlog items?

Answer: The assigned developer's home address

Backlog items typically include description, order, estimate, and value, not personal data.

Why might the Product Owner reorder the Product Backlog between Sprints?

Answer: To respond to new information, value, or changing priorities

Ordering adapts to new learning so the team always works on the most valuable items.

How should the Product Owner make Product Backlog priorities transparent?

Answer: By keeping the backlog visible and understood by all

Transparency ensures everyone understands the work and its order.

If two backlog items have a dependency, how should that affect ordering?

Answer: The prerequisite item should generally be ordered earlier

Dependencies are one factor the Product Owner weighs when ordering for value and flow.