Project Management Artifacts

  Importance and Features of the Product Backlog Photo by  Luis Villasmil  on  Unsplash A product backlog is an ordered list of each item needed in the product. The backlog may contain new features or improvements for existing fixes or changes that need to be made to the product. The properties of a backlog item depend on the product or area of development work; Typically an item will have properties such as description, order, size and value. The product backlog items contain acceptance criteria to help test whether work has been completed. The only person responsible for the product backlog is the product owner. The activity of making changes to the product backlog is called  Product Backlog Management . How to create and manage a Product Backlog? Everything starts with a goal or vision. The product owner is expected to define the features that the product should have. The product owner will seek to understand the business needs by constantly collaborating wit...

  Basic information about Scrum Photo by  Eden Constantino  on  Unsplash Relationship between AGILE and SCRUM Agile defines the way in which requirements and solutions emerge through the collaborative effort of self-directed teams and their end users. The term Agile used in this context comes from the Agile Software Development manifesto. Scrum is considered an agile framework and is associated with the agile movement. It is impossible to predict from the beginning how a product should be developed in today’s world where there is a high level of uncertainty with constantly changing market conditions and technological developments. We have no idea what customers will want six months from now, and we must admit that we cannot predict the future. Creating a very long-term plan with detailed requirements no longer works for every project. That’s why we need to work with time boxes and fast adaptation to ensure the success of a product. SCRUM and TIME BOXES Scrum is a fra...