Backlog Item Picker

What this generator does

Draws one of fifteen invented backlog items — a bug, a small feature, a chore — to put on a demo board or to practise prioritising with. It reads nothing from a real backlog.

What you'll get

This generator draws from a hand-checked list of 15 entries. Here is a spread of 6 of them, so you can see the style before you generate:

• Fix the slow page-load issue reported last sprint
• Write documentation for the new API endpoint
• Improve error messages on the signup form
• Clean up unused dependencies
• Review and merge the pending pull request
• Investigate the recent spike in support tickets

A fixed sample of the list, not a live draw — your own results are picked at random from all 15, without repeating until the list runs out. Original authoring for Generate Random.. Last reviewed 2026-07-19.

How to use this tool

1. Press generate for a backlog item example.

Common use cases

• Demoing a project-management tool
• Teaching backlog prioritisation
• Populating a mockup board with examples

Randomness and fairness

Items are drawn uniformly with the browser's cryptographic random number generator; the fifteen carry no priority, size or age to weight by.

For how randomness is produced across the whole site, see how Generate Random works.

Limitations and good to know

• The fifteen items are invented examples. None has a priority, an estimate or an owner; in a prioritisation exercise those are yours to assign.
• No item depends on another, and none comes from a real project.
• It is a source of examples and reads no backlog.