Product Backlog Refinement easily explained
In Scrum, there are various activities, such as the Product Backlog Refinement. But how do you refine the backlog, who should be involved, and when do you estimate the time and story points?
What is the Product Backlog Refinement?
During the backlog refinement, the product owner and the development team review the individual tasks in the backlog. The goal is to ensure that the backlog contains the correct tasks and that they are prioritized. It also aims to ensure that:
- every team member understands every task in the same way
- the team did estimate the effort of every task
- the team did prioritize the tasks
Product Backlog Refinement takes place regularly, but can also be done as an ongoing activity. For example, you can do the following in this meeting:
- Adding new user stories, if necessary
- Removing user stories that you don’t need anymore
- Estimation of stories and assignments
- Correction of estimates when new information has come up
In summary: Backlog Refinement is intended to create a common understanding of what needs to be done, how much effort this will be, and in what order the tasks will be completed.
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