PO WAWA #8 - Backlog Refinement

This is what the Scrum Guide has to say about Product Backlog Refinement:

"Product Backlog refinement is the act of adding detail, estimates, and order to items in the Product Backlog. [...]"

Not much actually, so in our workshop you will learn a bit more about this scrum ceremony, which is often used wrong, or even not used at all. You will get familiar with couple of different scenarios and exercises that can be used. You will discuss about how PO should prepare for this meeting, and what are good and bad practices. All of this will be done in collaborative and interactive style, so take your backlogs with you, observe your nearest Refinement, and bring all of this to our workshop.

Agenda:

• 15m - introduction and game rules explanation

• 30m - Product Backlog Refinement session simulation in sub groups

• 30m - wrapup and conclusions

• 15m - "share your ideas" - lightning talks from participants

How to prepare for the workshop:

• print out your Product Backlog (if you can) and take it with you

• take some notes during your next Product Backlog Refinement - what are good practices? what can be improved?

• prepare lightning talk - 4 minutes speech about "what cool thing do we do on our Product Backlog Refinements"