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The Art of ‘No’: Navigating Stakeholder Expectations in Agile Teams | HackerNoon
Agile is a Balancing Act. Stakeholders Want Everything. Your Team Can’t Do It All. Agile is a tightrope walk. One moment, you’re helping the team hit their sprint goal. The next, a stakeholder drops in with a “quick request” that could throw everything off balance. If you push back, you risk frustrating them. If you say yes, you overload the team and compromise quality. Sound familiar? If you work in an agile environment—especially as a