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Essential Wisdom of Backlog Refinement

Hubert Smits |  90m 0s

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In order to prepare for sprint planning and the work of the sprint, you first need to understand what backlog refinement is, why and how to do it. In this course, you'll learn all the basics of backlog refinement from the experts, including both initial refinement and continuous refinement. Check your knowledge at the end of the course and then discover more resources to deepen your practice. 

This course is aligned with the following Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO) learning objectives: 

  • 1.7 discuss how and why the product owner maintains authority over the product backlog while working collaboratively with developers and stakeholders.
  • 5.8  practice at least one approach to refining the Product Backlog.

Course Sections: 

  • What is a product backlog? Who owns it? 
  • What is refinement? Why do it? 
  • When should you refine the backlog? How do you do it? 
  • Refining on schedule: Developing a rhythm as a product owner
  • Final thoughts
  • Knowledge check
  • Course Resources
  • Claim SEUs

Course created in collaboration with subject matter expert: Hubert Smits, Certified Scrum Trainer®, Co-founder of  Big Orange Square

About the author

Hubert Smits
Hubert is an innovative, assertive, and goal-oriented management consultant, Scrum coach, and Scrum trainer with a track record of success spearheading enterprise-level Agile and Lean enablement efforts, increasing profitability, improving team dynamics, and reducing cost across complex organizations. He offers 10+ years of Scrum team mobilization and Scrum program development expertise, effectively identifying process enhancement opportunities, developing focus in teams, and providing tactical business solutions to concrete problems. Along with having keen business acumen, Hubert is an exceptional communicator, offering strong team building, problem resolution, and negotiation skills. He enjoys leveraging Agile principles and practices to mobilize teams, establish focus, promote positive organizational change, enhance performance, improve quality, and reduce team turnover. In his 10 years as a Scrum Trainer, he has trained more than 5,000 people globally as CSMs and CSPOs. Hubert researches the role of people in the Scrum framework and the implementation challenges of Scrum used in hardware.