Product Backlog

Also called Backlog

The prioritized list of everything a product team might build: features, fixes, and improvements, ordered by importance. Work is pulled from the top of it.

Why it matters

The backlog is where prioritization becomes concrete, what makes the cut and what waits. A well-groomed backlog keeps a team building the highest-value thing next instead of the loudest request.

For example

The product backlog lists 40 possible features ranked by impact; each sprint the team pulls the top few and leaves the rest waiting.

Related terms

Product Roadmap Sprint User Story

Go deeper

See how founders actually handle this on Building the product, part of the Starting Up hub.

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