technical grooming

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Definition

The process of reviewing, refining, and preparing technical tasks before development begins—not to be confused with the other kind of grooming your HR department warns about. It's like mise en place for coding.

Example Usage

We need a technical grooming session to break down these user stories into actually implementable tasks.

Origin

Adapted from general 'backlog grooming' in Agile methodologies, circa 2000s

Fun Fact

Some companies have renamed this to 'backlog refinement' because 'grooming' acquired uncomfortable connotations, proving that even technical jargon isn't immune to cultural shifts.

Source: Agile and Scrum project management practices

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