Chapter 3: Sprint Planning – Fine-tune the Sprint Commitment

  1. The project manager and the marketing manager are arguing in front of the technical team about the importance and order of product backlog items. They've decided to combine their most important needs and have stated that they have 50 critical items among which the team may choose which to deliver in the upcoming sprint. What is wrong with this picture? How might you handle the situation?
  2. What tool does your product owner utilize for backlog management? Is the product backlog visible? Can anyone contribute to it? Does everyone know who the product owner is and what his/her responsibilities are? If the answer is no to any of these questions, please put an item on your Impediment ...

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