Backlogs

Team Tasks

Team Tasks are activities and actions that a Working Team plans and carries out in order to achieve Team Goals . Team tasks are not part of the Team-Backlog, but part of the Team-Iteration Backlog and are usually created and planned in the Team Planning event. . Further suitable links: Events Roles Groups Artifacts Team…

Team Goals

Team Goals are the most used elements of the Team Backlog . They describe the goals and (interim) results of the team regarding a Feature, a Module or a Service , depending on the type and responsibility of the Team . Generally speaking, the Working Team turns Team Goals into Inspectable Results. Within an Iteration…

Backlog Item Types

“The Backlog is the only source of the work.” The general description of  Backlogs and their properties can be found here. The hierarchy of the Backlog structure describes (in a simple way) the product development process. Backlog entries or Backlog Items are the individual building blocks of backlogs. They are clearly ranked within the backlogs,…

Knowledge Gaps

A knowledge gap in product development is the difference between current knowledge and the information required to successfully create, design, or launch a product. It represents “known unknowns” that, if left unfilled, lead to failed requirements, delays, and poor quality. Closing these gaps requires rapid learning cycles and experiments. Today, product developments very rarely start…