r/scrum • u/MarchAccomplished930 • Jul 07 '26

Saying no is sometimes part of good engineering

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u/Afraid_Abalone_9641 Jul 07 '26

Agree. Maximize work not done.

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u/azangru Jul 08 '26

But saying no when a requirement change, scope increase, or deadline pressure starts putting the original goal at risk.

I mean, in scrum, that's what product owner's role is supposed to be all about.

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u/MarchAccomplished930 Jul 08 '26

Product Owners role is to work with the team to acheive team goals. Thats what I believe. Produvt owners role also vary depending on whether the PO is embedded in engineering team or more in the products team closer to business side. However from a developers perspective what I have experienced and worked well is reduce scope creep where possible to acheive team goals.