Diagnose backlog refinement smells using transparency, value, and team ownership.
Place each refinement smell in the principle bucket it violates most. Transparency gap Value gap Team ownership gap Acceptance examples are implied but not written or discussed. The item says what to build but not who benefits or why now. The Scrum Master estimates because Developers are quiet. Dependencies are discovered only after sprint planning. Stakeholders rank items by loudest request instead of outcome evidence. The PO assigns implementation tasks during refinement.
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