Why Teams Don't Split Huge Stories
A team creates a user story for a full calendar feature. The PO, BA, UX, and accessibility SME add pages of detail so developers have everything they need. When developers see the ticket, they know it’s far too big. It needs splitting—but rewriting all that detail feels time‑consuming, inconvenient, and no one volunteers to do it. So the team decides to work on the giant story as-is and “figure out the rest later.” ...