13

Chapter

The Entropy Tango

Keep a Product Backlog with Minimum Viable Features and Experiment Stories updated through ongoing Backlog Maintenance.

Summary

The Product Backlog is a living document that helps your company manage product development. This chapter shows you how to evolve it and the environment in which it can be used. Focusing on your backlog maintenance will not only allow you to have the user stories you need to build an amazing product but also to navigate successfully between chaos and uncertainty.

Tags
  • Product backlog
  • User stories
  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • Backlog maintenance
Practices Explained

Product Backlog

Backlog Maintenance

Minimum Marketable Feature

Practices Mentioned

Experiment Stories

User Stories

Customer Interviews

Extras

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Downloads

Chapter 13 Illustrations

Recommended Tools

Trello

Jira Software

Kanban Tool

Kanban Flow

Kanbanize

Craft

Delibr

Lean Kit

Blossom

Monday

Git Scrum

Target Process

Vivify Scrum

Yodiz

Scrum Do

Quick Scrum

FogBugz

Scrum Wise

Axo Soft

Recommended Books

Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process by Kenneth S. Rubin

Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland

Scrum Mastery: From Good To Great Servant-Leadership by Geoff Watts

Software By Numbers: Low-Risk, High-Return Development By Mark Denne, Jane Cleland-Huan

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