Product backlog refinement, or grooming, plays an important part in delivering a product. Done correctly, it increases the chances of offering a successful product. This article shares my tips to help you effectively refine your product backlog.
The product owner role in Scrum has attracted plenty of interest and controversy. Some people believe it rebrands the traditional product manager. Others think it is a team lead or Scrum’s take on the project manager role. And some say the product owner is a helper role, a product backlog item writer so to speak. None of theses views is true. But each has some truth in it. This post attempts to demystify this important role.