The Product Backlog โ€” Living, Ordered, and Never Complete

๐ŸŽฌ Video Lesson ยท 10 min

The Product Backlog is an ordered list of everything that might be needed in the product. It is the single source of work for the Scrum Team.

The DEEP Acronym

  • Detailed appropriately โ€” items near the top have more detail
  • Estimated โ€” items near the top are estimated by Developers
  • Emergent โ€” continually updated as we learn
  • Prioritized (Ordered) โ€” ordered by value

Product Backlog Refinement: An ongoing process โ€” NOT a formal Scrum event. Typically โ‰ค10% of Sprint capacity.

Eastman Business Institute
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