They started with payment retry. Five points. Then compliance. Three points. Then reporting. Eight points—big, but doable.
Two weeks later, they finished all three stories. The refactor made the next sprint’s work cleaner. Payment retry dropped failed payments by 40%. Compliance passed audit without a fight. iteration planning
“We need to get the payment retry logic in,” she said. “Business says failed payments are the top drop-off point.” They started with payment retry