JavaZone 2010 - The Product Backlog Hinders Value Creation
The Product Backlog is considered a cornerstone of agile software development. However, the Product Backlog can impede and sometimes even prevent good problem understanding, creativity, agility and ultimately spoil our attempts at creating something valueable. In this lightning talk we'll view the reasons for this deficiency, and sketch out some alternatives.
Trond Wingård
Trond Wingård is a Senior Project Manager in Statkraft, Europe's largest provider of renewable energy. He's a developer by heart, economist by education and project manager by occupation. Trond has been practicing agile since 2001, is co-arranging the Smidig20xx conferences in Oslo, and is a popular speaker on various aspects of agile project management.