backlog management Archives

Project & Team Management

Is the Backlog Getting Too Big? Here’s What to Cut!

Backlog getting out of control? Try these tips for cleaning up the product backlog so product teams can move quickly and efficiently.

Project & Team Management

Bulleted List: Use This Lo-fi Tool for Backlog Planning

Avoiding backlog management software in the early stages of a project has proved valuable. Here's the low-fi tool I use for backlog planning.

Project & Team Management

A Favorite Productivity Tool: Jira Power-Up in Trello

I'm always interested in effective task management tools. Read on to learn about the Power-Up integration between Trello and Jira.

Personal Optimization

Embracing Sprint-Based Backlogs to Prepare our Home for Sale by October

My wife and I borrowed from the world of programming and use sprint-based backlog management in preparation for an upcoming home sale.

Project & Team Management

3 Key Differentiators of Delivery Leads on Software Teams

Delivery leads are the client’s proxy, and we often create value in ways that other roles on the team, like project manager, don’t fulfill.

Project & Team Management

3 Tips for Writing Meaningful Stories

Building a workflow piece by piece and story by story will drive development and clearly communicate the purpose of your development stories.

Project & Team Management

5 Questions Your Backlog Should Answer

The software backlog is everyone’s main hub for information, and it should be more than a giant to-do list. Here are 5 questions your backlog should answer.

Project & Team Management

Adding Blockers to Your Backlog? Always Include a Specific Next Step

Do your blockers explain what needs to happen next? Or who's responsible for it? Or when it's due? If you want them to get done reliably, they'd better.

Project & Team Management

My Five New Backlog Management Habits for 2020

When a team works on a small, manageable backlog, they feel more accomplishment and progress. So keep your backlog light and up-to-date!

Project & Team Management

Your Backlog Isn’t a To-Do List – It’s Self-fulfilling Prophecy of Success or Failure

Good software can only be built via a well-run project — starting with a great backlog that helps you refine the big-picture plan and stay on track.

Project & Team Management

How to Estimate an Agile/Scrum Story Backlog with Points

A step-by-step overview of the tools and processes you need to do a points estimate of a project backlog the Agile/Scrum way.

Developer Tools

Increasing Pivotal Tracker Usability with Shorter IDs

Shorter IDs makes it easier to find stories your Pivotal Tracker backlog, so I used Pivotal's REST API to create custom IDs.