Part 34 in our #scrummaster #interviewquestions series where John McFadyen answers common questions asked of scrum masters and agile coaches in interviews and client engagements.  

In an #agile #productdevelopment environment, such as #scrum, the #scrumteam focus on solving the most compelling problems or creating the most valuable product for customers and end users.  

How do they do this?  

By working closely with customers and product stakeholders to understand the jobs they are trying to do, the problems they are trying to solve, and developing a keen understanding of why that matters in the context of the customer or end user.  

The #productowner will create a #productbacklog and work closely with customers and product stakeholders to prioritize the backlog in alignment with customer needs and requirements.  

So, how do the developers decide which backlog items are the most valuable to bring into the upcoming #sprint? How do they know which items will deliver the most valuable outcomes or solve the most compelling problems?  

In this short video, John McFadyen walks us through the backlog item selection process for scrum teams, and how you can ensure that developers are accurately able to assess the value of a user story.  

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