Ordered To-Do List

Queues and Backlogs

Ordered To-Do List

New items are added to an ordered list. All items must be processed and picked based on their priority.

Purpose

New items are added anywhere to an ordered list. All items must be processed, and they are picked based on their priority.

Notes

For example, a sprint backlog.

Rules / Constraints

  • We have not yet defined any rules or constraints.

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Product Backlogs Are Not Backlogs
Product Backlogs Are Not Backlogs

A product backlog is not a backlog, as it mostly consists of ideas. Only the part where you’ve committed yourself to completing the items should be called a backlog.

“I live very normally, I go out with my friends, we go to the movies, I queue, we go to restaurants.”

(Source: Catherine Deneuve)