If your Product Backlog contains hundreds of items - many that are years old - and even the Product Owner isn’t sure what all is in there, it may be time to do some clean-up.

Sometimes dependencies are temporary. A feature may require collaboration between teams that don’t normally work together. In that case, here's how the Product Owner can help the team manage dependencies: Work with Developers to reorder work on the Product Backlog to sequence dependencies logically Coordinate roadmaps with other Product Owners, if dependencies cross Products The Product Backlog is more than just a "to do" list. It's a plan. Good plans account