Product Backlog Refinement
Product Backlog Refinement (formerly known as “Product Backlog Grooming”) is a session during which the Scrum Team (Developers, Product Owner, ScrumMaster) prepare the Product Backlog for the next few sprints. New Product Backlog Items (PBIs) are added for new needs to be considered. PBIs that are too large to be worked on in a single Sprint are broken down into smaller items. Estimates are made as to how much time each PBI will require to complete. The Product Owner makes prioritization decisions about PBIs, sharing with the Team their reasoning. PBIs that are no longer important are deleted, making room for new ones. The items that are candidates for the next Sprint Planning have their initial acceptance criteria written.
Scrum by Example – Product Backlog Refinement in Action Scrum By Example – Ill-Prepared Team Goes into Sprint Planning Scrum Anti-Patterns: Large Product Backlog
Resource Links
- 28 Product Backlog and Refinement Anti-Patterns
- 35 cards which will improve your backlog refinement process and engage every team member
- Backlog Refinement/Grooming – Definition from Agile Alliance
- Backlog Grooming Bugs Me - Backlog Grooming: Who, When and How - Backlog Refinement …Are You Doing It Right?
- Different Approaches for Product Backlog Grooming
- Discovery Board - Evidence for the Effectiveness of Good Backlog Refinement
- Refined Product Backlog
- Pattern - Refining the Product Backlog
- How To Refine Features - Large Group Product Backlog Refinement in LeSS & LeSS Huge
- Refinement: The Mise en Place of Great Scrum Teams
- Tips for Reducing the Product Backlog Size
- When Should Product Backlog Refinement Take Place?
Related Books
- Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers
- Dave Gray - a book to add some play into your work - Innovation Games: Creating Breakthrough Products Through Collaborative Play
- Luke Hohmann - includes games that can be used for Backlog Refinement