How can my Scrum Team Deal with Unplanned Work During a Sprint?

In this Lightning Round, Professional Scrum Trainers Robb Pieper, Greg Crown, and Jason Malmstadt go over common scenarios that lead to change while you’re in the middle of a Sprint and ways you can deal with unplanned work that’s thrown your way during the middle of the Sprint.
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[@cod-the-creator]

One of the things that can alienate your devs fast is when they're held to their estimates and rework time down to the minute but when unplanned work from changing requirements or stakeholder flip flopping comes in everyone just sort of shrugs and asks for "a little push" to get it done. Project managers need to really think about how important that unplanned work is to get done this sprint unless they want a revolving door of devs.

[@ResponsiveAdvisors]

@cod-the-creator, you’re spot on. It’s rough when devs have to stick to "exact" estimates but then face unexpected work. Project managers really need to grasp and account for how this impacts the team. Appreciate you bringing this up!