Grooming or refinement? Meeting or not? The term grooming has been discouraged since the word has bad connotations, but it is still widely used. Backlog refinement stands for the same thing, which is, keeping the backlog up to date and getting backlog items ready for upcoming sprints.

When did grooming become refinement?

The July 2011 version of the Scrum Guide then has Product Backlog Grooming added to Scrum. The July 2013 version has the word 'grooming' replaced by 'refinement'.

What is the difference between Backlog refinement and grooming?

Backlog refinement (formerly known as backlog grooming) is when the product owner and some, or all, of the rest of the team review items on the backlog to ensure the backlog contains the appropriate items, that they are prioritized, and that the items at the top of the backlog are ready for delivery.