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Backlog Item Categorization by Value and Risk

Your backlog has 30+ items and you haven't touched it in 2+ weeks. Your team is waiting on a clear priority signal.

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I'm a Product Owner managing a backlog of 47 items. 
Categorize these items into four buckets: 
1. High Value, Low Risk (ship first)
2. High Value, High Risk (prioritize but plan carefully)
3. Low Value, Low Risk (do after high-value items)
4. Low Value, High Risk (consider dropping)

For each bucket, list the items and explain the categorization logic.

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