[VyseofArcadia]

I think in the real world, what almost always happens is, "it looks like you're dedicated x capacity to technical debt reduction, but this is a critical business initiative, so you need to defer that and work on new features."

[feoren]

And everything is always a critical business initiative, because otherwise some senior manager is worried everyone will realize his job is pointless.

[from-nibly]

It better be a critical business initiative otherwise why are we even talking. Product better not be coming to me with half thought through optional BS.

[mihirchronicles]

Fair. The problem is that neither design nor development will size the request until product gives them a priority but product cannot prioritize till they get a size. And the going around circle continues.