Refinement Notes

Refinement notes capture the outcomes of backlog refinement (grooming) sessions.what was discussed, what was estimated, and what decisions were made. They serve as a quick reference for team members who missed the session and a historical record of how stories evolved from idea to ready-for-sprint.

When to Use

• During refinement sessions to capture decisions in real-time
• After refinement to share outcomes with absent team members
• When onboarding new team members to explain backlog context
• Before sprint planning to review what's been refined
• When stories need re-refinement due to time elapsed

When NOT to Use

• You need the stories themselves written -> use deliver-user-stories
• You need a general meeting summary, not a backlog-refinement record -> use foundation-meeting-recap
• You are running the retrospective ceremony -> use iterate-retrospective
• Refined stories need their failure scenarios enumerated -> use deliver-edge-cases