"Six months? Absolutely!" you say with confidence you don't feel. "We'll use Agile principles - deliver iteratively, focus on MVPs, pivot as we learn!"
The team exchanges uncertain glances but nods along. The Scrum Master beams. The CEO gives you a thumbs up.
Week 2: You run your first sprint planning session. End-users are invited for "collaboration." They're absolutely delighted. "This is so much better than the old way!" they exclaim.
Week 3: Your backlog has tripled in size. Marketing wants social media integration. Sales needs custom reporting dashboards. The CFO attended one meeting, heard the word "blockchain," and now "just wants to explore the possibility."
Every stakeholder has interpreted "Agile flexibility" as "infinite wish list." Your Product Owner keeps saying "let's just add it to the backlog" to every request.
The backlog refinement session is scheduled for 4 hours. There are 47 attendees. Your lead developer has marked themselves as "away" on Slack.
Your Scrum Master nervously asks: "Should we... say no to anyone?"
What do you do?