The Product Backlog Prioritisation Quadrant
One of the main responsibilities of the Product Owner is managing the product backlog. It’s a team effort to refine the backlog, but the Product Owner is the one responsible for prioritising the backlog. This is a challenging job. Product Owners who are new in their role think the backlog only contains user stories for new features. But they soon find out this is only a part of the backlog. But what are the other parts? And how to find the right balance between them? This is where the ‘backlog prioritisation quadrant’ shows its value.
The backlog prioritisation quadrant is shown in the picture below.
The quadrant divides the backlog in new features, architectural innovation, support and technical debt.