Software Architect's Handbook

Using a backlog to track the architecture design progress

A product backlog contains a complete list of the features and bugs of the product. You should consider creating a product backlog that is specific to the software architecture of the project, which is separate from the other product backlog. An architecture product backlog would contain items, design issues, design decisions that need to be made, and ideas that are specific to the architecture design.

Prior to each sprint, sprint planning takes place. The team selects items from the product backlog that they will work on and complete during the upcoming sprint. Once tasks can be created for the product backlog items, they can be assigned to a resource and then tracked for progress. ...