## What Does It Mean to Make the Product Backlog Transparent? Making the Product Backlog transparent is less about visibility and more about understanding. Just because people can see the backlog doesn’t mean they grasp what it means. In this context, Transparency is about removing ambiguity, not just providing access. > [!metaphor] Making the Product Backlog transparent is like handing someone sheet music and expecting them to hear the symphony - seeing the notes isn’t the same as understanding how they come together. Transparency in this case means helping stakeholders interpret what they’re looking at, rather than just letting them view it. ## Works Consulted 1. [Product Backlog Levels of Decomposition](https://www.scrum.org/resources/blog/product-backlog-levels-decomposition) | Scrum.Org | Accessed 12 Jul. 2025. ## Connections follows:: [[1.1b1 Work Item Types Improve Transparency]] topics:: [[Transparency]], [[Product Backlog]] ![[Footer]]