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The backlog

The backlog

- [Instructor] There is one vehicle for all the work related to the product the scrum team is building. That's the product backlog. In short, the product backlog is an ordered list of all the work that could be done for the product. The work listed in the product backlog are known as product backlog items or PBIs. That means the product backlog lists all PBIs representing every feature, functionality, requirement, defect, and enhancement that the product owner, stakeholders, and teams say are needed for the product to be robust and valuable. When you think about ordering the work in the backlog, only the PO can set that order or priority. They take information from the team and stakeholders, but it's the PO's responsibility to manage the backlog. At the top of the product backlog are items the team knows the most about, are ready to be added to a sprint, and represent the highest value items for the product. Larger, less well understood, and less valuable items are at the bottom of…

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