Parking-meter payments are a reliable fee engine. Leadership wants 100% of Scrum Team capacity on meter-fee enhancements that increase collections this quarter, starving discovery on curb-use equity. What should the Product Owner do?
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Short Explanation
A cash cow that eats the whole pasture leaves nothing for next season. Meter fees can fund the city and still leave a slice of the team to learn about fairer curb use. One hundred percent collections work is milking, not strategy.
Full Explanation
Strategy requires protecting capacity for future value, not only harvesting a legacy cash cow. Meter payments may fund operations, yet 100% capacity on fee tweaks starves discovery that could improve curb equity and long-term product fit. The Product Owner should keep a visible mix of core revenue work and strategic learning on the Product Backlog. Vendor exile of discovery, or shutting off fees, avoids the real trade-off instead of managing it.