Product Backlog Quick Inspection Template

🎁 Notion Based Checklist with Example JQL to Extract Jira information

After publishing my last post, i.e I spotted 9 problems in a healthy-looking team backlog, I received several messages requesting a more streamlined approach to assessing backlog health using my quick skim process.

So…

I’ve turned those insights into a detailed, actionable Backlog Health template/checklist.

I designed it for Scrum Masters and Product Owners who want to quickly spot and address the most common backlog issues.

This detailed template will help you:

1. perform a 60-second visual test and identify the 9 backlog smells discussed in the last post

2. pull number like zombie Index, oversize stories, stale dependencies etc. using provided JQL snippets

3. track findings, owners, and due dates in a table (provided)

4. take necessary Actions to keep the backlog clean, sprint after sprint

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