@richard dolman backlog refinement-the rodney dangerfield of scrum ceremonies
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Backlog Refinement
The Rodney Dangerfield of Scrum ceremonies
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No Respect!
Ever been in a Sprint Planning session when the team doesn’t have enough
understanding of the product backlog items (PBIs) to effectively plan the
Sprint?
Does your team feel like they don’t have time to "waste" elaborating PBIs,
learning about Acceptance Criteria, or collaboratively estimating as a
team?
Has someone mandated it’s “too expensive” or “inefficient” to bring the
whole team together regularly or that just one or two “leads” can should
review and estimate PBIs for the entire team?
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EPIC : Dinner Party
We’re having a dinner party. Several guests are
invited with varying dietary needs.
I need you to:
Plan venue and menu
Shop for groceries
Prepare the food
Setup and host the Event
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EPIC : Dinner Party
We’re having a dinner party. Several guests are
invited with varying dietary needs.
I need you to:
Plan venue and menu
Shop for groceries
Prepare the food
Setup and host the Event
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Your Backlog - a Pipeline for Planning
Refinement
Focus should be on collaborative learning and gaining enough
understanding of the requirements to prepare for Sprint planning.
elaborate,
decompose or
visualize
items…
We need to
add or remove
items…
size
items…
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Are we actively collaborating?
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…Or just sitting in a room with one person talking?
while everyone else wishes they were somewhere else…
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Refinement Concepts and Techniques
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Defined Role(s)
Core Requirement
Value/Justification
What makes a User Story Good?
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What makes a User Story Good?
Say it with
me…
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Handing off requirements doesn’t work
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Handing off requirements doesn’t work
It just creates Waste
and compromises Quality!
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Working together = Collective Ownership
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Now, about that Dinner Party…
Now…
Have a
conversation.
Collaborate with
your table mates
to practice some of
these techniques.
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Closing
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