Operations wants the parks digital team kept at 100% utilization, which would fill Sprints with low-value inventory no resident will use this season. What should the Product Owner do?
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Short Explanation
A busy team stacking unused park-pass screens is a warehouse, not a product. Utilization is a local efficiency score. Value is a resident finishing a reservation they actually needed.
Full Explanation
Maximizing local utilization often creates inventory — work that is finished but unused — which is the opposite of maximizing value. The Product Owner orders the Product Backlog for outcomes, even if that means some slack rather than filler items. Hours times cost is an accounting proxy, not product value. A second backlog for busywork hides the waste from stakeholders.