Create and maintain a product or project backlog with prioritized items, acceptance criteria, and estimates. Covers user story writing, MoSCoW prioritization, backlog grooming, item splitting, and status tracking. Use when starting a new project and converting scope into actionable items, during ongoing grooming before sprint planning, re-prioritizing after stakeholder feedback or scope changes, or splitting oversized items into implementable pieces.
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---
name: manage-backlog
locale: wenyan-ultra
source_locale: en
source_commit: 82c77053
fence_basis_commit: 82c77053
translator: "Julius Brussee homage — caveman"
translation_date: "2026-04-24"
description: >
Create and maintain a product or project backlog with prioritized items,
acceptance criteria, and estimates. Covers user story writing, MoSCoW
prioritization, backlog grooming, item splitting, and status tracking.
Use when starting a new project and converting scope into actionable items,
during ongoing grooming before sprint planning, re-prioritizing after
stakeholder feedback or scope changes, or splitting oversized items into
implementable pieces.
license: MIT
allowed-tools: Read Write Edit Bash Grep Glob
metadata:
author: Philipp Thoss
version: "1.0"
domain: project-management
complexity: intermediate
language: multi
tags: project-management, backlog, user-stories, prioritization, grooming, moscow
---
# 管積項
造、排、維工項積作何當行之唯一真源,敏捷與典項法皆用。
## 用
- 啟新項並化範為可行項
- 衝前積梳
- 持分反饋或範變後重排
- 分過大項為可施片
- 審並歸畢或消項
## 入
- **必**:項範(章、WBS、持分輸入)
- **可**:現 BACKLOG.md 更
- **可**:排框偏(MoSCoW、價/力、WSJF)
- **可**:估尺(故事點、衫號、人日)
- **可**:需更積之衝或迭反饋
## 行
### 一:造或載積結
無積存→造 BACKLOG.md 附標列。有存→讀並驗結。
```markdown
# Product Backlog: [Project Name]
## Last Updated: [YYYY-MM-DD]
### Summary
- **Total Items**: [N]
- **Ready for Sprint**: [N]
- **In Progress**: [N]
- **Done**: [N]
- **Cancelled**: [N]
### Backlog Items
| ID | Title | Type | Priority | Estimate | Status | Sprint |
|----|-------|------|----------|----------|--------|--------|
| B-001 | [Title] | Feature | Must | 5 | Ready | — |
| B-002 | [Title] | Bug | Should | 2 | Ready | — |
| B-003 | [Title] | Task | Could | 3 | New | — |
### Item Details
#### B-001: [Title]
- **Type**: Feature | Bug | Task | Spike | Tech Debt
- **Priority**: Must | Should | Could | Won't
- **Estimate**: [Points or size]
- **Status**: New | Ready | In Progress | Done | Cancelled
- **Acceptance Criteria**:
- [ ] [Criterion 1]
- [ ] [Criterion 2]
- **Notes**: [Context, links, dependencies]
#### B-002: [Title]
...
```
得:BACKLOG.md 存附有效結與總統。
敗:文件誤格→保現項數據重構。
### 二:寫或精項
各新項寫為用故事或需求:
- **用故事格**:「作 [角],吾欲 [能] 以 [益]」
- **需求格**:「[系統/組件] 當 [行為] 當 [條]」
各項須:
- 獨 ID(B-NNN,增)
- 明題(祈使動詞形)
- 類歸
- 至少 2 受納準(可試、二元過/敗)
例:
```markdown
#### B-005: Enable User Login with OAuth
- **Type**: Feature
- **Priority**: Must
- **Estimate**: 5
- **Status**: Ready
- **Acceptance Criteria**:
- [ ] User can log in using GitHub OAuth
- [ ] User session persists for 24 hours
- [ ] Failed login shows clear error message
- **Notes**: Requires OAuth app registration in GitHub
```
得:諸項有題、類、受納準。
敗:無受納準之項→標 Status: New(非 Ready)→不可入衝。
### 三:以 MoSCoW 或價/力排
用擇排框:
**MoSCoW**(默):
- **Must**:項無此則敗。不可談
- **Should**:要而無亦可成。容量許則含
- **Could**:好而有。不影 Must/Should 處則含
- **Won't**:明排當前範。記為未來考
**價/力矩**(替):
| | 低力 | 高力 |
|---|---|---|
| **高價** | 先行(速勝) | 次行(大賭) |
| **低價** | 三行(填) | 不行(錢坑) |
排積表:Must 先(Must 內按價),後 Should、Could。
得:各項有優先。積按優排。
敗:持分於優分歧→Must vs Should 決升至項贊。
### 四:梳——分、估、精
審項為衝備:
1. **分** 若估 > 8 點(或 > 1 週力):分為 2-4 小項
2. **估** 用項擇尺
3. **精** 模糊受納準為可試條
4. **標備** 當項有題、受納準、估、無阻
記分:
```markdown
**Split**: B-003 split into B-003a, B-003b, B-003c (original archived)
#### B-003a: Set Up Database Schema
- **Type**: Task
- **Priority**: Must
- **Estimate**: 3
- **Status**: Ready
- **Acceptance Criteria**:
- [ ] Users table created with email, name fields
- [ ] Migrations run successfully on dev environment
#### B-003b: Implement User CRUD Operations
- **Type**: Task
- **Priority**: Must
- **Estimate**: 5
- **Status**: Ready
- **Acceptance Criteria**:
- [ ] Create user endpoint returns 201 with user object
- [ ] Update user endpoint validates required fields
```
得:諸 Must 與 Should 項為 Ready 態。
敗:不可估之項→需 Spike(時限研任)加入積。
### 五:更總並歸
更總統。移 Done 與 Cancelled 至歸節:
```markdown
### Archive
| ID | Title | Status | Sprint | Completed |
|----|-------|--------|--------|-----------|
| B-001 | Enable User Login with OAuth | Done | S-003 | 2025-03-15 |
| B-004 | Add Dark Mode Theme | Cancelled | — | 2025-03-10 |
```
以計各態項更總:
```bash
# Count Ready items
grep "| Ready |" BACKLOG.md | wc -l
# Count In Progress items
grep "| In Progress |" BACKLOG.md | wc -l
# Count Done items
grep "| Done |" BACKLOG.md | wc -l
```
得:總統匹實項計。歸節含諸閉項。
敗:計不匹→按 Status 值 grep 重計並手動更總。
## 驗
- [ ] BACKLOG.md 存附標結
- [ ] 各項有獨 ID、題、類、優、態
- [ ] 諸 Must 與 Should 項有受納準
- [ ] 項按優排(Must 先,後 Should、Could)
- [ ] 無項估 > 8 點而未分
- [ ] 總統精
- [ ] Done/Cancelled 項已歸
## 忌
- **無受納準**:無準項不可驗畢。各項至少 2 可試準
- **皆 Must 優**:> 50% 為 Must →優非真。Must 內強排
- **殭項**:積中月無進之項→重評或消
- **估無脈**:故事點為相對——隊須有參項(如「B-001 為吾 3 點參」)
- **分成碎**:分時確各子項獨可交且有價
- **積為棄場**:積非願單。常修不合項目之項
- **缺依**:Notes 中記阻項。受阻項不當標 Ready
## 參
- `draft-project-charter` — 章範饋初積造
- `create-work-breakdown-structure` — WBS 工包可為積項
- `plan-sprint` — 衝計由積頂擇
- `generate-status-report` — 積消耗饋態報
- `conduct-retrospective` — 回顧改項反饋積
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