The Haunted Backlog — When Old Stories Won’t Die
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The Haunted Backlog — When Old Stories Won’t Die
Triage: Mark backlog items > 90 days old as “graveyard candidates.”
Reframe: Turn vague epics into a one-sentence outcome + metric. If you can’t, bury it.
Timebox an experiment: If still valuable, create a 1-week spike with a clear success metric.
Assign ownership: No owner = forever ghost. Give it to someone accountable for outcome vs. activity.
Retire ritual: Monthly “retire or revive” cadence — items not revived are archived with a short rationale.
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