Product Backlog Management - Too many PBIs

Опубликовано: 25 Апрель 2026
на канале: Ryan Ripley
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In the video, Todd and Ryan discuss the challenge of dealing with bloated product backlogs in agile product management. They recount a story from a conference where they discovered many product backlogs containing items that were older than six months, with some dating back as far as nine years. Todd and Ryan highlight the issues of transparency and practicality when managing a product backlog with thousands of items. To address this problem, they suggest several guidelines, such as deleting items older than six months, removing those with zero or unidentifiable value, and implementing a cap on the number of items in the backlog, such as 50 or 100. They emphasize the importance of using the delete key and assure viewers that valuable ideas will resurface if necessary. Overall, Todd and Ryan provide valuable insights into streamlining and optimizing product backlog management for agile teams.

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