Publisher's Synopsis
Product Management Just Got Easier In this class, you will be given a multitude of proven tips to manage your requirements with a product backlog as part of an agile scrum team. I know you will get value from this class as it gives you a full introduction to the concept of the product backlog. I then walk you step by step through the steps involved in managing a backlog. Following this, I give you tips for improving product backlog management and requirements management in your team or business from the ground up. Along the way, I give youplenty of examples and give you best practices for product backlog management within agile scrum. In this class, you will learn: A brief recap of agile and scrum principles What is a product backlog and how is it different from traditional requirements documents How to create a product backlog from a product from vision What user stories are and how they are simpler for managing requirements Concise techniques for improving your product backlog management So let's get started and let me teach you how to improve product backlog management. Table of Contents Introduction Section 1: Introducing- Agile scrum What is Agile Scrum? Section 2: Introducing Product Backlog & User Stories Product Backlog Walkthrough: How To Create A Product Backlog From A Product Vision Section 3: Product Backlog Management Step 1: Convert All Ideas into User Stories Step 2 - Prioritization Step 3 -Estimate The Product Backlog Step 4 - Refining and Grooming Your Product Backlog Tips & Strategies Tip #1: PO Should Know That He/She Will Be Expected To Present Enough Work That Can Last About Two Sprints Beyond The Current Sprint During All The Backlog Refinement Sessions For The Current Sprint Tip #2: Avoid Scheduling Backlog Refinement During The First Or Last 20% Of The Sprint Tip #3: The Backlog Items Must Be Fine Grained And Properly Understood By The PO For This Meeting To Flow Well. Define Initial Set Of Acceptance Tests Before The Meeting Occurs Tip #4: Treat Every Backlog Refinement Meeting Just Like The Beginning Of Sprint Planning Meeting Tip#5: Everyone Should Understand That Estimates Are Provisional Until A User Story Is Accepted Into A Sprint Tip #6: Strive To Optimize Your Time During The Meeting Tip #7: Remember That Backlog Items Are Actually A Collaboration Between The PO And The Team Tip #8: Keep Your Eye On The Goals Of The Meeting Tip #9: Get Volunteers For Action Items For Any Unknowns Or Big Risks Tip #10: You're Definitely Free To Split User Stories During This Meeting Tip #11: Everyone Should Understand That Product Backlog Order Is Provisional Until A User Story Has Been Accepted Into A Sprint Tip #12: Be Brave To Discuss A Couple Of Items Farther Down The Backlog Tip #13: Let The Dev Team Review The User Stories To Be Discussed About 24 Hours Before The Refinement Session Tip #14: Have A Mini Backlog Refinement Prior To Holding The Backlog Refinement For The Full Team Tip #15: Track Progress Using Release Burndown Charts Tip #16: Feel Free To Introduce Late Breaking User Stories. As You Do That, Strive To Minimize Them But Also Embrace Them As And When They Happen Tip #17: Use One Issue Tracker and One Backlog! Tip #18: Watch Out For Too Many Changes And Limit Your Scope Tip #19: Ensure To Experiment With The Amount Of Refinement, Which Your Team Does Tip #20: Ensure To Retrospect, Inspect And Then Adapt Tip #21: Transparentize, Prioritize And Stick To The Product Vision Conclusion Resources Preview of 'The Scrum Master Mega Pack' Scroll Up To The Top Of The Page And Click The Orange "Buy Now" or "Read For Free" Icon On The Right Side!"
