What is the difference between a user story and a product backlog item?
Some product owner interviews include questions that test a candidate's agile vocabulary. Interviewers value candidates who can demonstrate proper understanding and use of terms they will need to use and potentially explain to their customers regularly.
Thoroughly research terms like product backlogs, sprint backlogs, user stories, and product backlog items if you are new to agile development methodologies before your interview. Candidates transitioning from industry-specific or IT roles, such as business analysts, will be more successful in an interview for a product owner position if they can use correct agile terminology.
"Backlog item is an overarching term that represents the work required to develop, support, maintain, and ultimately decommission a product. User stories are a specific type of backlog item that represents features required to satisfy user requirements for the product. Other backlog items include defects, technical work, and information-gathering initiatives."
