The document discusses 5 ways to improve backlog health including involving the entire team in backlog refinement meetings, establishing clear definitions of requirements, inviting key stakeholders, holding multiple small refinement meetings focused on a theme, and focusing on removing old stale items and prioritizing based on a wide spectrum of factors. Following these best practices can lead to smoother planning, fewer bugs, predictable team velocity, and the ability to reliably plan future releases. Not following them can cause unstable scope, a cluttered backlog, inability to plan ahead, and missed opportunities.

1. 5 Ways To Improve
Your Backlog Health

2. How Healthy Is Your Backlog?

3. Healthy Symptoms

4. Smoother Planning Meetings

5. Less Regression Bugs

6. Strong Understanding Of Known Issues

7. Highly Predictable Team Velocity

8. Normalized Priority Allocation

9. Unhealthy Symptoms

10. Unstable Release Scope

11. Cluttered Constitution

12. Incapacity to Plan Future Releases

13. Lack of Focus

14. Lost Opportunities

15. Narrow Spectrum of Prioritization

16. Old Stale Items Languishing In Backlog

17. 5 Best Practices To Follow

18. Involve The Entire Team

19. Establish Definition of Actionable
Requirement

20. Invite Key Stakeholders

21. Hold Several Small Meetings

22. Focus On A Theme For Each Session
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