<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Decomposition in Scrum involves breaking down large Product Backlog Items into smaller, manageable pieces that can be completed within a Sprint.</li><li>Two common techniques for decomposition are splitting and slicing, each serving a different purpose.</li><li>Splitting involves breaking a large item into smaller chunks that are still meaningful on their own, like dividing a pizza into slices.</li><li>Slicing focuses on delivering a thin slice of end-to-end value, similar to cutting a layered cake vertically, allowing for incrementally building user value.</li></ul>

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