Does anyone use Plans and Initiatives to manage Agile Products and their backlogs?

Hey Terri! This is an interesting question.

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Hi Terri

Here are a couple of scenario that I’d be more than happy to discuss further with you:

Scenario 1 - We have plans to which we have allocated a Project Status of Backlog where our Domain Leads add tasks, prioritise them and add their Agile Scrum Team to them when they are ready to include the tasks in an Iteration/Sprint. The tasks are subsequently pulled through to the Agile Team Backlog where they are reviewed, broken down into subtasks where appropriate and added to the appropriate Iteration.

Scenario 2 - We have project plans with assigned Project Owners. The plans may be allocated a template with Analysis and Delivery Stages. When the Project reaches the Delivery stage, the Project Owner assigns an Agile Team to the tasks. As above, these tasks are pulled through to the Agile Team Backlog where they can be broken down further as appropriate and added to Iterations. Collaboration is key here between the Project Owner and the Agile Team, especially when breaking down tasks as they are linked to the original project plan.