Robert, I wonder if you could elaborate on *who* might come up to you with the "can you add this? it's pretty quick." I think who (what role) is requesting that change is important. What if the Product Owner is asking for the "pretty quick" change? Does that change anything?
Justin Blake
· 8 months ago
Seth: I believe Rob's talking about other people who may have a stake in the project, but aren't part of the scrum team.
If the product owner is the one with "can you add this" and it's happening mid-sprint, then the product owner isn't performing their role correctly.
Robert Dempsey
· 8 months ago
Hi Seth,
Justin is correct on both points. I'm referring to the chickens - those that have a stake, but are not fully committed to the project. Also, once a sprint is locked, it's locked, unless the PO wants to break the sprint and let everyone know why. That is typically when they want to add an entire user story, or is requesting a change that has major impact.
What we've done to handle smaller changes with the PO is to check with them during the Sprint and see if we are going down the right path. Also, what do you call a "pretty quick" change? For someone like you who understand development, a quick change can be quick. For the general business user, a "quick" change is typically not.
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If the product owner is the one with "can you add this" and it's happening mid-sprint, then the product owner isn't performing their role correctly.
Justin is correct on both points. I'm referring to the chickens - those that have a stake, but are not fully committed to the project. Also, once a sprint is locked, it's locked, unless the PO wants to break the sprint and let everyone know why. That is typically when they want to add an entire user story, or is requesting a change that has major impact.
What we've done to handle smaller changes with the PO is to check with them during the Sprint and see if we are going down the right path. Also, what do you call a "pretty quick" change? For someone like you who understand development, a quick change can be quick. For the general business user, a "quick" change is typically not.