Walk a stakeholder request into the backlog

The situation A compliance export request arrives after sprint planning and goes straight to engineers. Each choice changes flow, trust, or learning speed. Framework Visible trade-off path Route urgency through value, risk, and sprint impact instead of personality. Reflex Quietly accept the work and hope capacity appears. Stakeholders see the cost and the team keeps a coherent sprint. Transparency protects both responsiveness and focus. Clarify Step 1 Legal says the export is urgent but gives no date. What do you do first? What choice protects agile flow and transparency? Route Step 2 The deadline is real, but the work does…

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