Backlog grooming

- In Agile projects, there are meetings designed…to move through work that creates a pattern…for addressing its most basic needs.…Over time, these meetings add more information…that define in detail the product being built.…One of the most standard of these meetings…is backlog grooming.…Backlog grooming is a meeting held to discuss user stories…or tickets that have been created…to bring about the creation of a product.…While this meeting often only includes the product owner,…and various other stakeholders on the team,…it's a great place for testers too.…

I would argue, that any place a decision is being made…about the way a product is being built…is a great place for a tester.…At this meeting, questions are asked about user stories…that are being suggested.…Usually the topic of conversation for this meeting…is making decisions around whether user stories…are still valid or need alteration,…whether they embody the desired use case of a user,…the size of the user's story,…or how long it takes to construct.…When viewed in this light, it becomes clear…