backlog-management

What problem does it solves?

This Skill provides a systematic approach to creating, managing, and refining your product backlog, ensuring your team always focuses on the most valuable work. It solves the problem of disorganized, outdated, or unprioritized backlogs that hinder agile development and predictable value delivery.

Core Features & Use Cases

• DEEP Principles: Guides you through Detailed appropriately, Estimated, Emergent, and Prioritized principles for a healthy backlog.
• Refinement Techniques: Offers best practices for regular backlog refinement sessions, including story detailing, splitting, and acceptance criteria definition.
• Backlog Health Metrics: Helps monitor backlog age, readiness rate, and size to maintain an optimal workflow.
• Use Case: During your weekly sprint planning, use this skill to analyze your current backlog's health, identify stale items, ensure all upcoming stories meet the "Definition of Ready," and re-prioritize based on the latest business value and risks.

Quick Start

Use the backlog-management skill to analyze the health of the current product backlog. Identify any stories that are not "Ready" for the next sprint. Suggest improvements based on the DEEP principles.