A downtown parking-product wall displays a Product Goal, Sprint Goal, and Definition of Done, but leadership treats them as optional posters when a council demo is near. What should the Product Owner do?
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Short Explanation
Those three statements are not wall art. Product Goal, Sprint Goal, and Done are the promises that keep the parking product honest when a demo date gets loud. If they come down for council week, they were never commitments.
Full Explanation
Scrum defines three commitments—Product Goal for the Product Backlog, Sprint Goal for the Sprint Backlog, and Definition of Done for the Increment—to reinforce empiricism and accountability. Treating them as optional posters when political pressure rises recreates hidden work and fake progress. The Product Owner should keep decisions aligned to those commitments, including when a council demo is near. A RACI chart or a temporary suspension does not replace them.