City finance asks for a year-long committed feature list to lock next year's budget for a 311 request product. How should the Product Owner respond?
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Short Explanation
Finance needs a budget, not a hostage list of 311 features. Fund the team toward citizen outcomes and leave the backlog free to reorder when 311 data talks. A year of locked tickets is a contract dressed up as a product strategy.
Full Explanation
Agile budgeting for a Product Owner funds capacity in service of outcomes rather than purchasing a frozen feature contract. A year-long committed list prevents inspection of what 311 callers actually need and turns every reorder into a budget exception. Engagement with finance is part of stakeholder collaboration; refusal is not a Scrum rule. Gantt conversion plus stopped Reviews would complete the shift from empiricism to theater.