The city CIO wants one ranked list of 200 epics spanning permitting, clinics, parks, and buses so the whole enterprise has a backlog. What should the Product Owner argue?
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Short Explanation
Ranking 200 epics from permits to buses as if they were one backlog is like ranking every item in the grocery store, the hardware store, and the pharmacy on one shopping list. The result is a very long list and a fake sense of control. Strategy plus real Product Backlogs is how cities actually order work.
Full Explanation
An enterprise mega-ranking of unrelated epics creates the appearance of control while destroying product-level empiricism. Permitting, public health, parks, and transit have different users, value measures, and Product Owners. Strategy sets allocation and Product Goals; each product keeps an ordered Product Backlog. Point-based ranking, PMO roadmaps, and annual steering lists are substitutes for that design.