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If Agile is a team sport, then the product backlog is the ball

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If Agile is a team sport, then the product backlog is the ball

Chris Waggoner is a friend and colleague of mine. He is a CSC, Certified Scrum Coach, and a very experienced agile practitioner.

He sent me the following snippet in an email that I wanted to share:

"If Agile is a team sport, then the product backlog is the ball." - Chris Waggoner

I'm trying to get a group of PO's to realize that they should not attempt to complete a product backlog on their own but they should seek help at every phase of grooming stories and massaging the backlog.  On the flip side I'm trying to involve teams who believe it’s the Product Owners responsibility to bring them a completed, ready to consume story that they to are responsible for the completeness of stories and the state of the backlog.  This metaphoric phrase above came out of my mouth and it made sense to everyone once it did.
Chris Waggoner, CSC
Managing Consultant | SolutionsIQ

It was unsolicited, but nicely aligns with my own thinking.

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