I thought one of the interesting points in the article was that Scrum gives a team some breathing room when there are many "stakeholders" in the organization wa

I thought one of the interesting points in the article was that Scrum gives a team some breathing room when there are many "stakeholders" in the organization wanting feedback, updates on progress, and to frequently change requirements. The Sprint gives a defined time period during which the team is allowed to work uninterrupted by these kinds of requests, with the updates, feedback, change requests etc. taking place at the Sprint boundaries.