Scrum artifacts

Scrum only has a small set of artifacts: the product backlog, sprint backlog, and the product increment. We will briefly review these artifacts here and dive much deeper into them in subsequent chapters.

The product backlog

The product backlog is the product owner's 'wish list'. Anything and everything that they (and other stakeholders) think they might want in the product goes in this list. It could be infinite as there are always new ideas about how to extend a product's features. The product owner maintains the product backlog, although other stakeholders (including the team) should have visibility of and the ability to suggest new items for the list.

The product owner prioritizes the product backlog, listing the ...

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