<ul><li>Kent McDonald, a product management expert, shares strategies to manage backlogs effectively, emphasizing the Now-Next-Later-Never approach.</li><li>Teams should avoid using backlogs as long-term storage and focus on delivering meaningful outcomes.</li><li>The Now-Next-Later-Never framework categorizes initiatives based on priority and timing for better organization.</li><li>Kent suggests describing roadmap items by outcomes rather than features to maintain focus on value delivery.</li><li>Implementing the 'Now' column involves splitting only those items into actionable tasks and limiting their number to maintain focus.</li><li>Regularly revisiting the roadmap, managing movement between categories, and creating a 'museum' for older items helps prevent backlog bloat.</li><li>Kent advises keeping a lean backlog by filtering entries, keeping the Product Owner slightly ahead, and focusing on current value delivery.</li><li>Maintaining a lean backlog helps teams avoid managing aging requirements and stay focused on delivering value.</li></ul>

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