Backlog Rescue
Your backlog, cleaned up and ready to ship from.
Who it's for
- → Teams whose Linear / Jira / YouTrack / Notion has become a graveyard
- → Founders who've been writing tickets in Slack DMs for six months
- → Agencies with five clients and no consistent way to track work across them
- → Product teams that have outgrown their original ticket structure
Who it's not for
- — Teams that don't yet have anything to put in a backlog — start with Product Clarity Sprint instead
- — Companies wanting a full process transformation — start with the retainer
What you get
- Audit. What's in there, what's stale, what's duplicated, what's actually a priority.
- Restructured backlog. Clean taxonomy — types, labels, priority tiers, status flow. Reflects how you actually work, not a textbook.
- Ticket cleanup. Stale items archived. Duplicates merged. Vague items either sharpened or moved to a parking lot.
- Top-of-backlog ready to ship. The next two weeks of work has clear acceptance criteria and is ready for the team to pick up.
- Operating guide. A one-page doc on how to use the new system so it doesn't drift back into chaos.
Typical outcomes
- ✓ A backlog the team actually opens
- ✓ Faster sprint planning — usually 30 to 60 minutes instead of two hours
- ✓ Clearer handoff between product, design, and engineering
- ✓ Stakeholders can see what's coming without asking
How it works
- 1
Days 1–2 — Audit
Read access to current system. Walk-through call with whoever owns product. Look at the last three months of completed and abandoned work.
- 2
Days 3–7 — Restructure
Taxonomy designed. New structure built in a sandbox or branch. Stale items reviewed for archive.
- 3
Days 8–10 — Cleanup
Migration to the new structure. Top-of-backlog sharpened with acceptance criteria.
- 4
Day 10 — Handover
Walk-through with the team. Operating guide delivered. 14 days of follow-up support to handle questions as the team uses it.
Pricing
Single team or product
£1,800
Multi-team or multi-product workspace
from £2,800
Add acceptance criteria for top 20 tickets
+£600
Most engagements convert into a Fractional PO Retainer once the backlog is in shape.
Tools I work with
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