AAC Product Vision & Backlog Management Flashcards
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What is the key difference between a product roadmap and a sprint backlog?
Answer: A roadmap shows long-term direction across releases; a sprint backlog lists tasks for the current sprint
The product roadmap communicates long-term strategic direction over quarters or releases, while the sprint backlog contains the specific tasks committed to in the current sprint.
The Kano model helps product analysts by:
Answer: Categorizing features by their effect on customer satisfaction
The Kano model categorizes features as Basic, Performance, or Delighter based on how they affect customer satisfaction, informing which features to prioritize for maximum impact.
In agile analysis, what is a 'minimum viable product' (MVP)?
Answer: The version of a product with just enough features to validate core assumptions with early users
An MVP is the smallest releasable version of a product that enables the team to validate key hypotheses and learn from real user feedback.
Which practice ensures the product backlog remains manageable and focused on current priorities?
Answer: Regularly pruning and archiving low-priority or obsolete items
Regular backlog pruning removes or archives items that are no longer relevant, keeping the backlog focused, manageable, and reflective of current priorities.
What does 'business value' mean when prioritizing product backlog items in an agile context?
Answer: The measurable benefit the feature delivers to the organization or its customers
Business value refers to the measurable outcomes a feature delivers — such as increased revenue, reduced costs, or improved customer satisfaction — used to justify prioritization.
An agile analyst is creating a user story map. What does the 'backbone' of the story map represent?
Answer: The high-level user activities that form the narrative flow of the user journey
The backbone of a user story map consists of the top-level user activities that describe the major steps in the user's journey, providing the horizontal spine of the map.