Backlog governed by epics, stories, and priorities —
with AI-assisted decomposition.
Effigate gives Product Owners a structured backlog connected to epics and business objectives, AI-assisted story and task decomposition via Dhyey, sprint prioritisation tools, and stakeholder-ready reporting — in one platform.
Stop spending more time on process than on the product
Product Owners lose hours writing stories, decomposing tasks, and chasing stakeholder alignment. Effigate automates the mechanical parts of backlog management so Product Owners can focus on what matters.
Story decomposition time
Writing and decomposing user stories into tasks is time-consuming and repetitive — a task that AI-assistance can dramatically accelerate.
Unclear priorities
Without a structured priority model, the backlog becomes a flat list where everything feels equally urgent to every stakeholder.
Stakeholder alignment
Keeping stakeholders aligned on what is in scope, what is next, and what was delivered requires constant manual communication.
Estimation gaps
Stories enter sprint planning without reliable estimates, making sprint commitment and release date planning unreliable.
A structured backlog governed by epics and business objectives
The Effigate backlog is built on a five-level hierarchy — Project → Epic → User Story → Task → Subtask. Product Owners manage scope at the story and epic level, with clear traceability from business objective to individual engineering task.
- Epics group related user stories into strategic themes with business objective context
- User stories carry acceptance criteria, story point estimates, and priority classification
- Backlog filtering by epic, label, priority, or sprint assignment for focused grooming sessions
- Drag-and-drop prioritisation within the backlog view without losing epic grouping
- Client Visible / Internal Only flags on stories control what clients can see in the portal
Dhyey decomposes user stories into tasks in seconds
Dhyey, the Effigate AI assistant, analyses a user story description and acceptance criteria to suggest a structured set of implementation tasks. Product Owners review and approve the suggestions — Dhyey never makes changes autonomously.
- Dhyey generates a structured task breakdown from a user story description and acceptance criteria
- Suggested tasks are presented for Product Owner review before being added to the backlog
- Epic generation: Dhyey can draft epics from project goals or feature briefs
- User story drafting: describe a feature, Dhyey produces a story with acceptance criteria
- All AI-generated content is clearly labelled — Product Owners confirm before any item is saved
User Story
"As a user I can log in via SSO and have my permissions applied automatically"
AI-generated — review before adding to sprint
Sprint data ready for stakeholders — without manual assembly
Effigate generates sprint analytics from live delivery data, giving Product Owners velocity trends, completion rates, and story-level outcomes ready for stakeholder communication. No manual report building required before sprint reviews.
- Velocity trend across consecutive sprints with per-story delivery breakdown
- Acceptance criteria fulfilment tracked per user story for sprint review evidence
- Burn-down and completion rate visible throughout the sprint, not just at the end
- Sprint summary report exportable for stakeholder communication and release notes
- Prioritisation suggestions from Dhyey based on business value, SLA risk, and dependencies
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Committed
12
Completed
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Carry-over
Velocity (story points)
Questions from Product Owners
The backlog is structured around epics and user stories. Product Owners manage scope at the epic and story level, with each story carrying acceptance criteria, priority, and estimation data. Stories can be filtered by epic, label, or sprint assignment for efficient backlog grooming sessions.
User stories are created under epics with a title, description, and acceptance criteria. They carry priority classification, story point estimates (set via poker planning), and sprint assignment. Stories can be flagged as Client Visible or Internal Only to control portal visibility.
Dhyey analyses a user story description and acceptance criteria to suggest a structured task breakdown. It can also draft user stories from feature descriptions and epics from project objectives. All suggestions are presented for Product Owner review — nothing is saved without explicit approval.
The backlog supports drag-and-drop prioritisation within epic groupings. Dhyey can also suggest a prioritised order based on business value, SLA risk, dependencies, and current team capacity — giving Product Owners a data-informed starting point for sprint planning sessions.
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