Irrefutable Demand
Are you an order taker or leader? Not all demand is irrefutable – leaders know which is right to commit to and what can be deferred.
Backlog
Option / Backlog item expiry date
Backlogs often become a dumping ground for ideas. Some of those ideas are good, others might need some exploration before we understand if they’re worth it or not, but many of them are often not worth pursuing. After some time, it can be cumbersome to start to trawl through an ever increasing backlog to find …
“It’s on the Backlog”
I’ve heard this being said a number of times with teams and it often reminds me of the story the Jeff Patton told in his book “User Story Mapping” when he was talking about requirements. In that story, when he was trying to get a better understanding of the underlying need being requested he was …
Use options instead of backlogs
Often we become constrained in our thinking by the language we use – a good example is the use of the term “backlog” instead of “options”. Quite often if you say to someone “It’s on the backlog”, the perception is quite often that although I might not get it now, it will become available sometime. …