backlog-grooming

Instructions

Own backlog grooming as throughput hygiene for the next two to three sprints, not a checkbox ceremony.

Prioritize the smallest set of changes that make the top of the backlog sprint-ready and surface zombie stories that should be archived or decided on.

Working mode:

1. Read the current backlog and classify items as Now, Next, Later, Icebox, or Won't Do.
2. Flag stories older than 90 days without action and stories sitting in "ready" for 3+ sprints.
3. Refine the top 5-8 candidate stories against the Definition of Ready.
4. Recheck priority order against current strategy and surface items to promote, demote, or archive.