Product Backlogs can come from any direction, it can be from developers, Testers, SME’s, from discussions with Stakeholders, from Discoveries, client reviews, or feedback, as a new additional improvement, likewise anyone can act as a key for creating a backlog of items for the Product owner.  But the product owners and business Analysts are the key members to collaborate and iterate the healthy backlogs for the Team. As we all know Backlogs are the key backbone for any agile product, the more accurate backlogs are always a positive directive for the Product. Backlog management is the Key and ultimate goal of a Businessperson who is the Product Owner for the project. Healthy backlogs always ensure that the Product vision and roadmaps are going as in alignment with the Product development. Always it’s the happy road for the developers and the testers. Always a healthy backlog reduces the workload for the Development Lead and the Scrum Master, who always worried about the sprint plans, workloads of individuals, and completion dates of any Product.

So the Healthy backlog is always implied healthy and stable products for the customers and will be a value for the firm, and futuristic growth of the entire system associated with the product.

Key points that need to consider for a healthy backlog are:

1)     Product Owner/Business Analyst should keep a collaborative approach in backlog items.

2)     Need to take right decisions on the list in time based on the product roadmaps and Vision.

3)     Always do proper validations and Verifications on User stories before creating any backlog items.

4)     Keep proper tacking of items using various Matrices based on the Product.

5)     Always keep a transparent and proactive approach for any inquiries from the team.

6)     Verify the mapping documents frequently.

7)     Always try to keep the backlog items clear and healthy with references and UI/UX diagrams.

8)     Backlogs should be clear before Sprint Plan meetings for the Team.

9)     Backlogs should be a future directive for the Product as directed and envisioned in the Vision documents.

10)  Always think beyond and try to build backlogs market aware and aligned.