Better Backlog with Less Effort
Imagine the process of gathering requirements from stakeholders for your product or project backlog. Imagine all the effort and energy you need to spend to write a complete requirement and add acceptance criteria, extract valuable descriptions from meeting notes, and refine the process in a never-ending way. We can help you make it faster, easier, and less energy-consuming. Our Backlog Assistant augments your capability to manage your backlog faster.
CHALLENGES IN BACKLOG MANAGEMENT
Ambiguous or poorly defined backlog items
Backlog items that lack clarity, specificity, and completeness can lead to clarity, misinterpretation, and wasted effort. When requirements are unclear or open to multiple interpretations, it becomes difficult for team members to understand what needs to be delivered and how to proceed with development. This can result in misaligned expectations, rework, and project delays.
Lack of acceptance criteria and testability
When backlog items do not include clear acceptance criteria or testing considerations, validating whether the result satisfactorily meets requirements becomes challenging. Without well-defined acceptance criteria, there is a risk of delivering features that do not align with customer expectations or business goals. Additionally, the absence of testability makes it challenging to create practical test cases and ensure the quality of the delivered work.
Duplicate or redundant backlog items
Multiple backlog items that address the same or similar requirements can lead to confusion, inefficiency, and wasted effort. Duplicates can arise due to poor communication, lack of coordination, or incomplete analysis of existing items. Redundant items make the backlog messy, making prioritizing and planning harder. They can also lead to inconsistencies and conflicting interpretations of requirements.
Limited visibility into dependencies and conflicts
Backlog items often depend on each other or external factors such as technical constraints, resource availability, or other projects. When these dependencies are not identified and tracked, planning and executing work effectively becomes difficult. Conflicts can arise when dependent items are not properly sequenced or when competing priorities exist. Limited visibility into dependencies and disputes can lead to delays, rework, and increased project risk.
Context and project history gaps
In long-running projects or when team members change over time, gaps in the shared understanding of the project context and history can occur. New team members may lack the background knowledge and rationale behind certain backlog items or decisions. When documentation is incomplete or outdated, it becomes challenging to effectively onboard new team members and ensure continuity in the project. These gaps can lead to misunderstandings, incorrect assumptions, and reduced efficiency in backlog management and project execution.
EXPLORE OUR SOLUTION
- Diagnose potential problems with backlog items, project requirements, or user stories and recommend changes to improve their clarity and quality. This ensures that requirements are well-understood and actionable.
- Automatically add acceptance criteria and Gherkin descriptions for BDD testing, making validating requirements easier and ensuring their testability.
- Identify potential duplicates and group similar backlog items, reducing redundancy and improving backlog organization.
- Identify user stories from high-level requirements and estimate effort based on historical data and machine learning predictions to more effectively prioritize and plan the backlog.
- Integrate with popular project management tools like JIRA, streamlining the backlog management process and improving team collaboration.
- Identifying dependencies between backlog items, highlighting conflicting requirements, and providing dependency mapping will enable better planning and risk mitigation.
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