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Backlog Refinement & Prioritization Flashcards

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  1. In Disciplined Agile, which prioritization technique uses the ratio of delivered value to cost or risk to rank backlog items?

    Answer: Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF)

    WSJF ranks items by dividing Cost of Delay by job size/duration, prioritizing high-value, low-cost items first.

  2. A DAC practitioner observes that the team spends over 20% of each sprint on backlog refinement. What is the recommended DA guideline for refinement time-boxing?

    Answer: No more than 10% of sprint capacity

    DA guidance recommends capping refinement at roughly 10% of the team's capacity to preserve delivery throughput.

  3. Which DA principle best explains why a team should avoid refining stories that are many sprints away?

    Answer: Embrace and manage change

    Embracing and managing change means distant items are likely to change, so over-refining them wastes effort.

  4. During a backlog refinement session, stakeholders disagree about the priority of two features. As a DA Coach, what is the BEST facilitation approach?

    Answer: Use a structured technique like Buy-a-Feature to surface relative value

    Collaborative prioritization games like Buy-a-Feature make implicit value judgments explicit and build stakeholder consensus.

  5. What does 'just-in-time' elaboration mean in the context of DA backlog refinement?

    Answer: Stories are refined only when they are near the top of the backlog and about to be scheduled

    Just-in-time elaboration means detailing work items only when they are about to be pulled into an iteration, avoiding waste from premature specification.

  6. Which artifact in DA serves as the ranked list of work items that a team selects from during iteration planning?

    Answer: Work item list (WIL)

    DA uses the term 'Work Item List' rather than 'product backlog' to reflect that it can contain any type of work, not just product features.

  7. A Disciplined Agile team discovers that many backlog items lack clear acceptance criteria during sprint execution. What refinement practice should the coach introduce?

    Answer: Definition of Ready (DoR) checklist applied before pulling items into sprints

    A Definition of Ready ensures items meet minimum quality standards—including acceptance criteria—before entering an iteration.