Iteration Planning Access

“What about the refactor?” Leo asked.

By the end of an hour, the sprint had twenty-seven points. The team’s historical velocity was twenty-two. iteration planning

For the first time in months, iteration planning ended early. People didn’t bolt for the door. They lingered, talked about the refactor’s approach, drew diagrams on the whiteboard. “What about the refactor

“We need to get the payment retry logic in,” she said. “Business says failed payments are the top drop-off point.” For the first time in months, iteration planning ended early

“Reporting can wait,” Priya said. “It’s slow, but it works. Marketing’s tickets can wait. They always say urgent, but check last sprint—they didn’t even test the thing we rushed for them.”

Leo stared at the board. Twenty-seven points. Eight developers. Two weeks. He could already feel the Sunday night anxiety creeping in, the Slack messages at 10 p.m., the quiet apologies at the next retro about “overcommitment.”