Agile Project Management - Tip #18: Watch Out for Too Many Changes and Limit Your Scope

The video tutorial discusses effective backlog management strategies, emphasizing the importance of minimizing changes to avoid disrupting the development team. It advises closing issues that exceed the team's capacity and flagging those with specific resolutions. The tutorial highlights common anti-patterns, such as failing to adjust the backlog with new feedback, and stresses the need for regular updates to keep all stakeholders informed.

Why is it important to keep changes to a minimum during work in progress?

• To increase the number of tasks in the backlog

• To make the project more complex

• To allow more flexibility in the project

• To ensure the team remains focused and motivated

What should be done when the backlog exceeds the team's capacity?

• Ignore the backlog and focus on new tasks

• Add more stories to the backlog

• Increase the team's capacity

• Close issues that are unlikely to be addressed

How can you ensure that the backlog remains up to date?

• By storing the backlog locally

• By saying yes to all stakeholder requests

• By continuously adding new stories

• By regularly reviewing and updating the backlog

What is a recommended practice for handling issues with specific resolutions?

• Ignore them until they become urgent

• Flag them in the issue tracker

• Assign them to the most experienced developer

• Discuss them in every team meeting

What is an anti-pattern in backlog management?

• Prioritizing the backlog at the start and not adjusting it

• Regularly updating the backlog based on feedback

• Keeping the backlog accessible to the team

• Sharing the backlog with all stakeholders