Tame your Backlog Beast — Backlog Management
Is Backlog Management a skill or a superpower?
Hello everyone, welcome back for reading about the second technique , i.e., Backlog Management, in business analysis toolbox! This is my fav technique :)
If you missed first technique, Decision Analysis. Read here.
Backlog management is the process of documenting, tracking, and prioritizing the remaining work items in a project or a product development. A backlog is a list of tasks that need to be done to deliver value to the stakeholders. A backlog can contain different types of items, such as user stories, functional requirements, non-functional requirements, designs, defects, change requests, etc.
Use of Backlog Management
Backlog Management help business analysts to:
- Align the work items with the strategic goals and vision of the project or product.
- Communicate the expectations, scope and priorities to the development team and the stakeholders.
- Prioritize the work items based on value, urgency, and dependencies.
- Keep track of the progress and status of the work items.
- Manage the scope and changes in the project or product.
- Optimize the resources and…