A utilities outage-map product has drifted into three team mini-backlogs with conflicting orders for the same citizen-facing map. What should the Product Owner do?
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Short Explanation
Three mini-backlogs for one outage map is three grocery lists for one kitchen. Pretty soon there are two kinds of milk and no bread. Pull the order back onto one Product Backlog so everyone sees the same next bite.
Full Explanation
Team-level plans may exist as part of Sprint Backlogs, but product order belongs on one Product Backlog. Divergent mini-backlogs destroy transparency and create conflicting priorities on the same outage-map product. The Product Owner recentralizes ordering so stakeholders and teams inspect one sequence. Monthly votes, Developer-owned product order, or paper splits into three products do not restore a coherent order.