How to manage your product backlog efficiently and save time. From removing unnecessary tasks to planning and estimating. How to keep your backlog from mutating into an amorphous blob.
It's always good to take some time for spring cleaning. If it's been there that long, it would be surprising if it's still relevant. I had the same at a company I joined; we archived everything older than 3 months to another project, and it was such a great feeling.
I've seen 5+ year-old items on backlogs when joining new teams. It's nuts. I hope we normalize deleting the old stuff in 2025.
It's always good to take some time for spring cleaning. If it's been there that long, it would be surprising if it's still relevant. I had the same at a company I joined; we archived everything older than 3 months to another project, and it was such a great feeling.
Great post! Can't agree more about the importance of the pre-meeting. It helps both product and engineering prepare.