Leo nodded. That was a real problem. But so was the memory leak in the reporting engine. And the new compliance field. And the thing no one wanted to talk about: the gnarly refactor they’d been postponing for four sprints.
They picked the refactor first. Then payment retry. Then the compliance field. iteration planning
“Okay,” said Priya, the tech lead. “Let’s size them.” Leo nodded
Mia frowned. “How do we measure?”
“We measure by finishing,” Priya said. “Pick three things. Just three. Not the biggest three. The three that actually unblock the rest.” ” said Priya
Then Priya did something unexpected. She closed her laptop.
Leo watched the board change. Twenty-seven points became three stories. The room exhaled.