From the course: Agile Requirements Foundations
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Ownership of the backlog
From the course: Agile Requirements Foundations
Ownership of the backlog
- So who owns the backlog, the scrum master, product owner, business analyst, technical lead? The product owner owns the backlog. They decide what gets put in the backlog, the process for getting something onto the backlog, and where in the backlog it goes. As a business analyst, your role is to do the heavy lifting for this huge backlog-ownership task. Let's look at the three parts and where the backlog fits in. First, what gets put on the backlog. Anyone can submit backlog items, but it's the partnership between the product owner and business analyst that determines what actually makes it onto the backlog. Each item needs to be looked at for its fit to the product vision and the value that it provides to the customer and organizational strategy. Each item also needs to be evaluated for its quality. Is it in good enough shape to be added? "Good enough shape" means that it's something the team will understand and remember, and it's not a duplicate or overlap with something else. It…
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