A prioritized list of features, user stories, or tasks that need to be completed in a project, maintained and ordered by business value or importance. It serves as the single source of requirements and the input for sprint planning in agile methodologies.
Originally referred to a large log placed at the back of a fireplace to provide sustained heat. First used in business contexts in the 1930s to describe accumulated orders or pending work, then adopted by software development to describe prioritized lists of features or requirements.
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