What is a Product Backlog and What is a Sprint Backlog?

My dictionary tells me that a backlog is an accumulation of uncompleted work or matters needing to be dealt with. In this video, I want to answer the questions What is a Product Backlog, and What is a Sprint Backlog?
A Backlog is a list (usually structured by priority) of all of the user requirements. These are articulated in story format - see our video on What are Epics , User Stories, and Story Points? https://youtu.be/ogV2r9579WI
Typically backlogs consist of features the team needs to create. But it can also include:
• Bugs to fix
• Changes to make
• Technical research to carry out
• Supporting assets or infrastructure to build
In Scrum…
At the start at each sprint, a Scrum team draws requirements to work on during the Sprint. This part of the Product Backlog is the Sprint Backlog.
The Sprint Backlog articulates the work that the Developers plan to accomplish during the Sprint.
In Kanban…
The team draws down requirements to work on continuously.
Maintaining a Product Backlog
This roadmap remains under review, as new requirements emerge and as priorities shift.
The Product Owners should review the backlog to ensure any feedback from the team is taken account of, and prioritization remains consistent with users’ needs. This regular review of the backlog is often called ‘backlog grooming’ or ‘backlog refinement’.
In Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) has a series of backlogs of different scale, rather than a simple product backlog.
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What are Epics, User Stories, and Story Points?
https://youtu.be/ogV2r9579WI
What is Scrum?
https://youtu.be/CVmNgMxe0rk
What is Kanban?
https://youtu.be/W8dKoRjFvTY
Introduction to Agile Scrum Project Management - with Alexis Allen
https://youtu.be/a6vyQEZipno
How to do a Basic Agile Project
https://youtu.be/6PqmHhJFXp4
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How to do a Basic Agile Project
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00:00 - Backlogs
00:23 - Definition of Backlog
00:42 - Definition of Product Backlog
00:56 - Product Roadmap
01:13 - Ownership of the Product Backlog
02:01 - How Backlogs work in Scrum
02:14 - Sprint Backlog and Sprint Goal
03:24 - Backlogs in Kanban
03:56 - Backlogs in Scaled Agile framework, SAFe
04:53 - Maintaining a Product Backlog
06:04 - Definition of Ready
06:31 - Backlogs matter
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