A vocal council aide demands a low-value vanity feature jump the citizen-reporting backlog. What should the team avoid?
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Short Explanation
Loud isn’t the same as valuable—like the squeakiest hinge getting oil while the bridge bolts wait. Keep backlog authority with the Product Owner and rank by value/risk, not decibels. Hear everyone; don’t invert priority for noise alone.
Full Explanation
Effective adaptive prioritization balances stakeholder input with clear authority and value. The Product Owner (or equivalent backlog owner) orders work by value and risk; yielding automatically to the loudest voice creates priority inversion and weakens outcomes. Capture requests, then rank them transparently.