I recently started coaching a Product Owner who'd inherited a backlog of 300+ items, some over a year old. Her team shipped roughly four tickets a sprint. Do the maths and that backlog represented over a year of work — and it was growing by two or three new tickets a day. She wasn't behind. She was buried. We built clarity first and let AI clear the noise - while keeping every actual decision firmly in her hands.

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One of the most prevalent challenges that comes up with clients is stress and overwhelm associated with a lack of attention to deliberate time management. This typically relates to people not having the confidence to say 'No'. So here's a simple three step process to help you stop taking on more that you have capacity for: Step 1 – Remember everything you have in your current backlog and workload. How much stuff has already been started (work in progress)? What projects are

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