Backlog Refinement
Make work ready before you commit to it
Stop starting sprints with unclear work. Easy Agile TeamRhythm helps teams prepare, clarify, and size backlog items before sprint planning — so commitments are confident, not chaotic.
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Wasting hours in planning sessions rediscovering what work actually means?
Without ongoing refinement, sprint planning becomes a requirements workshop. Teams ask questions that should've been answered, debate work that should've been broken down, and commit to stories they don't fully understand. TeamRhythm makes refinement continuous and visible. Prepare work in context, build shared understanding over time, and arrive at planning ready to commit - not debate.
Turn your backlog into a story, not a list
A flat backlog makes refinement feel like ticket triage. Drag to reorder work by priority on the StorY Map to ensure the most valuable work gets refined first. With every work item mapped to an epic and the customer journey, teams have the context needed to ask better questions. See how stories connect, spot gaps in the flow, and understand why work matters before you debate how big it is.
Clarify scope and detail work without losing context
Unclear stories waste everyone's time — in refinement, in planning, and in delivery. Use inline editing to sharpen tickets directly on the story map. Pop open the issue view to flesh out descriptions without losing your place. When teams can clarify work while seeing how it fits together, refinement becomes productive preparation.
Catch misunderstandings before they become sprint surprises
Estimation without discussion is just guessing. Run Planning Poker sessions from the Jira issue view during refinement to surface different perspectives on effort and complexity. Anonymous voting reveals gaps in understanding early to build consensus on what's involved before the commitment deadline arrives.
Break down big work before it breaks your sprint
Stories too big to fit in a sprint become bottlenecks and broken promises. Get a complete, unfiltered view to see all the issues and epics and use the ‘quick create’ feature to split larger user stories or tasks into smaller, manageable pieces able to be completed within a single sprint.
Get better at prioritising items
Reorder backlog items instantly with drag and drop ease. Configure the User Story Map with the hierarchy, epics, and issues and filtered views you need to make prioritization easier than ever.
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Backlog Refinement
Be ready for your next sprint with intuitive tools to make your review and prioritisation of the product backlog a breeze.