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Great stuff. I use something similar to the above/below fold: I add a number to tickets (features, bugs, etc.), increasing it each time a customer/stakeholder mentions it. It allows me to organise the backlog in a 'prioritised' way without committing too much.

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Great post here. Love the reference. Will we be seeing the sequel to this one? Honey, I Blew Up the Backlog?

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Ha! a few years ago one of my friends promoted the idea of "icebox zero" - by which he meant nuking the entire backlog. I do love the idea of getting rid of the cruft :)

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