The general consensus around the ideal length for a backlog grooming session is between 45 minutes to 1 hour. Efficiency is key with grooming sessions. You need to keep things moving along and ensure conversations stay on track. Some teams decide to assign time limits to each user story to keep things moving.
How often should you groom the backlog?
If the team is working a one-week sprint cycle, running a backlog refinement meeting every week is a recommended practice. On the other, if you are working on a two-week sprint cycle, running these meetings every alternate week should be considered.
How long should a backlog refinement meeting be?
What's important is that representation of what is feasible, valuable and a good user experience are present. It is time-boxed, usually to no more than 2 hours for a two week sprint.
How much time should the scrum team spend on product backlog refinement?
As a general rule, the development team should allocate between 5 percent to 10 percent of its time each sprint to assisting the product owner with grooming activities. The team will use this time to help create or review emergent product backlog items as well as progressively refine larger items into smaller items.
WHAT IS backlog grooming in Scrum?
Backlog grooming is a regular session where backlog items are discussed, reviewed, and prioritized by product managers, product owners, and the rest of the team. The primary goal of backlog grooming is to keep the backlog up-to-date and ensure that backlog items are prepared for upcoming sprints.
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