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How Unplanned Work Derails Sprints and What to Do About It
Unplanned work like urgent bugs and ad-hoc requests disrupts developer flow, causing deadlines to slip and burnout to rise. Assigning a 'firefighter' per sprint and keeping a 20% capacity buffer can shield the team. Tracking these interruptions as tickets improves visibility and helps prevent overcommitment.
Meridian48 take
The article's advice is solid but its plug for Rahnuma.io's AI prediction engine feels like a thinly veiled product pitch rather than an objective analysis.
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