Technical Backlog: An Instruction Manual
summary
Covers how to create and manage a technical backlog for software projects, including which technical tasks to record and how to prioritize and integrate them with product work. Describes practical rules and processes for maintaining the backlog so engineering debt and infrastructure work are visible and actionable.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Technical backlog intro
- 3:33Non-functional requirements
- 9:13Backlog vs technical debt
- 13:04Product vs technical split
- 16:54Backlog elements
- 23:22Backlog sources
- 26:34Selling to team
- 30:56Prioritization & sprints
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