Product Manager at a Fortune 500 technology company here. Definitely agree that this is the right answer. In particular step 3. You will get all of this, some

Product Manager at a Fortune 500 technology company here. Definitely agree that this is the right answer. In particular step 3. You will get all of this, some of this, and none of this, is an especially good approach. Part of your Product Manager/Product Owner's job is to educate stakeholders that you are giving them capacity - not deadlines. Once this education is in place it's easier to have these conversations. On a sidenote, this is part of what makes Agile so effective. It gives you a framework to have these discussions.