How to manage the Product Backlog

The art of keeping a clean Product Backlog

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10 min readFeb 2, 2023

The Product Backlog is one important artifact in the Scrum Framework. We often struggle to keep the Product Backlog clean, because it is a complex and work-intensive job. There are multiple factors that influence a Product Backlog such as User Stories, Spikes, Bugs, changes in Product Strategy, and changing market requirements.

Structure of a Backlog.

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