Product Backlog Prep

Question 1

True or false

The product backlog is a static fully detailed list of all the high-level features that will be included in the product

Answer 1

False

The list is how the owner sees it today. Things float up and down based on need and features can be added or removed

Question 2

User stories on the backlog need to be detailed enough for the team to do what?

Answer 2

Understand, estimate and complete them (through further conversations)

Question 3

What is a product backlog?

Answer 3

A product backlog is an ordered list of high level features as the product owner sees it today in user story format. It is detailed enough for the team to understand, estimate, and complete

Question 4

What is a product roadmap and who typically produces it?

Answer 4

The product roadmap is the anticipated sequence of deliverables and is typically created by the product owner.

Question 5

What is the purpose of backlog refinement meetings?

Answer 5

To refine enough stories so that the team understands them and how they relate to each other

Question 6

From a high-level, explain how scope is developed differently in an agile environment than in predictive

Answer 6

Agile spends less time definitively defining the complete scope at the beginning of the project. It instead focuses on the plan and process for its ongoing discovery and refinement.