Backlog Management

Maintains product backlog in Jira/Asana/Linear. Can create user stories with acceptance criteria. Keeps the backlog up to date: closes outdated tasks, clarifies priorities.

Understands product backlog structure and prioritization principles. Can create user stories with acceptance criteria, including technical criteria. Knows differences between product backlog and sprint backlog in the context of a technical product.

Prioritizes backlog using frameworks (RICE, WSJF, MoSCoW). Decomposes epics into stories, balances tech debt and feature work. Manages multiple backlogs in parallel.

Independently manages product backlog, balancing feature work and technical debt. Applies WSJF or RICE for prioritization considering technical complexity. Decomposes epics into stories with technical dependencies.

Builds backlog management processes at the product line level. Balances strategic initiatives, tactical improvements, and technical debt. Ensures backlog alignment with product strategy.

Builds backlog management system for multiple teams with cross-team dependencies. Defines strategy for balancing product features, tech debt, and platform work. Implements backlog health metrics and cycle time tracking.

Standardizes backlog management practices for multiple product teams. Trains PMs on prioritization and decomposition techniques. Ensures cross-product backlog synchronization.

Defines backlog management standards for the product division. Introduces multi-team backlog coordination with dependency mapping. Trains TPMs on technical decomposition and story splitting practices.

Defines product portfolio management strategy at the company level. Establishes resource investment principles across products. Creates a governance model for product portfolio management.

Shapes enterprise approach to portfolio-level backlog management. Defines investment strategy between product, platform and infrastructure work at organizational level. Introduces OKR-driven prioritization framework.