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How to Spark Joy in Your Product Backlog
JOHAN KARLSSON | APRIL 2020
perforce.com2 | © 2020 Perforce Software, Inc.
Johan Karlsson
jkarlsson@perforce.com
Senior Consultant, Hansoft
Perforce Software
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Your Backlog Over Time
Tasks, spikes,
bugs, sub-tasks
etc….
See Pawel Brodzinski Options, Options, Options: http://brodzinski.com/2013/09/options-options-options.html
User story
User story
User story
User story
User story
User story
User story
User story
Feature 1
Feature 2
Feature 3
Feature 4
Business Epic
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1. What does the ideal backlog look like?
2. Discard as much as possible.
3. Tidy up what remains into useful categories.
4. Spice up the remaining high-priority items.
5. Involve your team – and focus on discarding again.
How to Start the Tidying Up Process
Product Owner
Entire Team
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What Is the Ideal Backlog?
💡
Great Idea
📝
Backlog
🧑💻
Development
📦
Delivered Product
Cheap to Change Expensive to Change
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• Minimal in size.
• Focused on driving product success.
• Clear ownership.
• Up-to-date, evolving with new insights and feedback.
• Includes all work to be done on the product.
• What else?
What Is the Ideal Backlog?
Task 1
Have a centralized product backlog tool.
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• A good idea is to copy/move everything to a ”cleanup” area.
• It can look overwhelming to start.
• Stat reviewing — what is not relevant?
• Items not touched in a long time?
• Items too large to ever be done?
• Dreams, hopes, and items way to far into the future?
• Items where the value is clear?
Before it Gets Better…
Task 2
Discard as much as possible.
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Tidy Up By Category
Priority / Timeline / Urgency
Expedite / Ongoing
Bugs
Smaller Features
Bigger Features
Refactoring / Technical Debt
ABC
Other
Task 3
Categorize.
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How to Structure Your Backlog
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Do Your Backlog Items Spark Joy?
😹
• Visualize: Add images, emojis, etc.
• Sell It: Think about how the backlog item will be
marketed to your customers and use similar wording.
• Specific: Use fewer words.
Task 4
Spice up every high-priority item.
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Involve Your Team
• Start involving your team!
• How does the team feel when you show them a
backlog item? Does it excite them? Use this input
when updating priorities.
• Focus on process improvements with the team.
• This can help you avoid ending up in the same situation. Task 5
Discard Again – With the Team!
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1. What does the ideal backlog look like?
2. Discard as much as possible.
3. Tidy up what remains into useful categories.
4. Spice up the remaining high-priority items.
5. Involve the team – and focus on discarding again.
How to Start the Tidying Up Process
Questions?
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How to Spark Joy In Your Product Backlog

  • 1. Hansoft by Perforce © 2020 Perforce Software, Inc. How to Spark Joy in Your Product Backlog JOHAN KARLSSON | APRIL 2020
  • 2. perforce.com2 | © 2020 Perforce Software, Inc. Johan Karlsson [email protected] Senior Consultant, Hansoft Perforce Software
  • 3. 3 | Hansoft by Perforce © 2020 Perforce Software, Inc. perforce.com
  • 4. 4 | Hansoft by Perforce © 2020 Perforce Software, Inc. perforce.com Your Backlog Over Time Tasks, spikes, bugs, sub-tasks etc…. See Pawel Brodzinski Options, Options, Options: http://brodzinski.com/2013/09/options-options-options.html User story User story User story User story User story User story User story User story Feature 1 Feature 2 Feature 3 Feature 4 Business Epic
  • 5. 5 | Hansoft by Perforce © 2020 Perforce Software, Inc. perforce.com 1. What does the ideal backlog look like? 2. Discard as much as possible. 3. Tidy up what remains into useful categories. 4. Spice up the remaining high-priority items. 5. Involve your team – and focus on discarding again. How to Start the Tidying Up Process Product Owner Entire Team
  • 6. 6 | Hansoft by Perforce © 2020 Perforce Software, Inc. perforce.com What Is the Ideal Backlog? 💡 Great Idea 📝 Backlog 🧑💻 Development 📦 Delivered Product Cheap to Change Expensive to Change
  • 7. 7 | Hansoft by Perforce © 2020 Perforce Software, Inc. perforce.com • Minimal in size. • Focused on driving product success. • Clear ownership. • Up-to-date, evolving with new insights and feedback. • Includes all work to be done on the product. • What else? What Is the Ideal Backlog? Task 1 Have a centralized product backlog tool.
  • 8. 8 | Hansoft by Perforce © 2020 Perforce Software, Inc. perforce.com • A good idea is to copy/move everything to a ”cleanup” area. • It can look overwhelming to start. • Stat reviewing — what is not relevant? • Items not touched in a long time? • Items too large to ever be done? • Dreams, hopes, and items way to far into the future? • Items where the value is clear? Before it Gets Better… Task 2 Discard as much as possible.
  • 9. 9 | Hansoft by Perforce © 2020 Perforce Software, Inc. perforce.com Tidy Up By Category Priority / Timeline / Urgency Expedite / Ongoing Bugs Smaller Features Bigger Features Refactoring / Technical Debt ABC Other Task 3 Categorize.
  • 10. 10 | Hansoft by Perforce © 2020 Perforce Software, Inc. perforce.com How to Structure Your Backlog
  • 11. 11 | Hansoft by Perforce © 2020 Perforce Software, Inc. perforce.com Do Your Backlog Items Spark Joy? 😹 • Visualize: Add images, emojis, etc. • Sell It: Think about how the backlog item will be marketed to your customers and use similar wording. • Specific: Use fewer words. Task 4 Spice up every high-priority item.
  • 12. 12 | Hansoft by Perforce © 2020 Perforce Software, Inc. perforce.com Involve Your Team • Start involving your team! • How does the team feel when you show them a backlog item? Does it excite them? Use this input when updating priorities. • Focus on process improvements with the team. • This can help you avoid ending up in the same situation. Task 5 Discard Again – With the Team!
  • 13. 13 | Hansoft by Perforce © 2020 Perforce Software, Inc. perforce.com 1. What does the ideal backlog look like? 2. Discard as much as possible. 3. Tidy up what remains into useful categories. 4. Spice up the remaining high-priority items. 5. Involve the team – and focus on discarding again. How to Start the Tidying Up Process