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Who can add work to an active sprint?

No one. Once a sprint is committed, the scope is fixed. New work is added to the product backlog by the Product Owner and prioritized for the next sprint.

What is the Scrum Master's role in change requests?

The Scrum Master protects the team from disruptions and directs change requests to the Product Owner, who owns the backlog and prioritization decisions.

Agile · PMP Scenario

Handling a Mid-Sprint Change Request in Agile Projects

Scenario

During an active sprint, a senior manager approaches the Scrum Master and demands that an urgent new user story be added to the current sprint. The team is already committed to the sprint goal and the story doesn't align with the sprint backlog. What should the Scrum Master do?

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