Issue №1039 · agile-basics · intermediate

Your backlog is 400 items. When did you last refine?

In 200 words, describe the backlog refinement practice you'd put in place for an out-of-control backlog. Include the cadence, who attends, the criteria for keeping vs. closing items, and how you'd cut it from 400 to 80 in two weeks.

Writing prompt · 200 words · Graded across structure, depth, clarity, judgment


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principle

A backlog without a refinement cadence is a wishlist; refinement is the work that makes the work plannable.