Tame your Backlog Beast — Backlog Management

Is Backlog Management a skill or a superpower?

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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:

1. Align the work items with the strategic goals and vision of the project or product.
2. Communicate the expectations, scope and priorities to the development team and the stakeholders.
3. Prioritize the work items based on value, urgency, and dependencies.
4. Keep track of the progress and status of the work items.
5. Manage the scope and changes in the project or product.
6. Optimize the resources and…