Untrapping Product Teams

Untrapping Product Teams

Traditional Backlog Management Sucks

How to escape from the wish list trap

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David Pereira
Feb 22, 2023
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What’s a product backlog to you?

I don’t want a beautiful theoretical answer. I want you to reflect on what a product in reality is. When I ask myself the same question, I don’t like the answer.

A product backlog is often an artifact that destroys your chance of being agile.

Traditional backlogs are lists of everything unrelated to vision, strategy, and g…

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