Refinement promotes team alignment
By refining the backlog, teams can close gaps in their understanding of the stories and become closely aligned on the work. The most effective teams have a shared understanding of the work to be done to solve the business problem at hand.
What is the purpose of a refinement session?
The purpose of the backlog refinement meeting is to decompose the highest priority items in the product backlog into user stories which are suitable for inclusion in the next sprint.
Why is product backlog refinement important?
A few other reasons why backlog refinement is important: It improves the efficiency of the Sprint Planning meeting because most questions are already answered. It keeps the Product Backlog focused, clean, and relevant, so you won't feel like you're drowning in an ever growing to do list.
