What you will do if the Product Owner requests to add a requirement in the middle of a sprint in Scrum

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 If the Product Owner requests to add a requirement in the middle of a sprint in Scrum, here's a typical course of action:


  1. Understand the Requirement:

  • Get clarity on the new requirement.
  • Understand its scope, urgency, and the reasons behind the request.
  • Determine if it's critical for the current sprint or if it can wait until the next sprint.

  1. Evaluate Impact:

  • Assess how adding this requirement might affect the current sprint.
  • Consider the ( IMPSPGL / EXCOM/ TEAMCAP )
    • impact on the sprint goal,
    • existing commitments, and
    • the team's capacity to accommodate it without jeopardizing the sprint's success.

  1. Engage the Team:

  2. Discuss the new requirement in the next daily standup or as soon as possible.

  3. Get the team's input on the potential impact and their ability to integrate it without derailing the sprint's progress.


  5. Collaborate With Product Owner :

  1. Collaborate with the product owner to prioritize and make decisions about whether to include the new requirement in the current sprint or add it to the backlog for future sprints.


  3. Adjust Plans, if Necessary:

  4. If the team agrees and the Product Owner insists on including the new requirement, be prepared to adjust the sprint plan.

  5. This might involve renegotiating commitments, re-estimating tasks, or possibly dropping lower-priority items to accommodate the new requirement.

  1. Communicate with Transparency:

  • Openly communicate with the Product Owner about the implications of adding the requirement mid-sprint.
  • Be transparent about any potential delays or impacts on the committed work.
  • Ensure everyone on the team understands the decision and its impact on the sprint goals. Transparency and open communication are crucial in such situations.

  1. Retrospect and Learn:
  • After the sprint, during the retrospective, discuss how the inclusion of the unplanned requirement affected the sprint.
  • Use it as an opportunity to learn and improve sprint planning or address communication gaps for future instances.

But if this is something

it's happening every sprint or very often, then its not about urgent or critical need more than that its because of not doing better prioritization and planning.

We need to highlight the impact of adding/ changing scope of the sprint and will say NO to it.

 And will work with PO so that this situation is not happening again.

 

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