3 Strategies For Avoiding Backlog Chaos
Use experiments and make minor iterative improvements.
Prioritizing small, manageable tasks over complex ones is standard practice.
Although activity metrics help measure team performance, they do not reflect progress. Measuring progress through activity can lead to misaligned priorities. The delivery team may need more time to manage unnecessary tasks. Managing all this information can put a lot of strain on product managers, who need more time to focus on day-to-day tasks. When market opportunities change, businesses may face tough decisions. Continuing a project may result in outdated or irrelevant features or delay more critical work.
If a story doesn’t fit the expected pattern, alert early and consider rewriting it.
Scope creep and unnecessary work can be hidden within a backlog.
Prevent the “story card hell” problem, where the backlog becomes too linear. In collaborative team projects, relationships play a crucial role. It’s essential to allow local methods and tools to flourish instead of imposing uniformity. Prioritizing workflow coordination and improvement is more valuable than seeking a one-size-fits-all solution. During emergencies, teams often focus on urgent tasks over other work, which can lead to technical debt.
Get rid of or replace any fake or misleading stories.
While micro-stories are fine, more detail is needed for things beyond short-term plans.
