Synthesizing the work

Product management has gained knowledge and collected additional research on the customer’s needs that may contribute to anticipated value. The system architect has looked into ensuring that architectural support already exists or may be forthcoming in an upcoming enabler. Product management collaborates with business owners, product owners, Agile teams, and others to complete the following activities:

• Complete the definition of the feature
• Use BDD to outline the acceptance criteria
• Prioritize the feature on the Program Backlog using Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF)
• Prepare for PI planning

The goal of synthesis is to ready the ART for the upcoming PI. For this, we will create the following artifacts:

• A clear vision of what the ART will develop
• A roadmap that details the product’s evolution by showing when possible solutions will be delivered
• A backlog of defined features

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