"We could cancel the sprint and start again!" Well, we could but do we really need to do that. Pivoting on the understanding of new knowledge and insights is a great thing to do, no one likes to waste their efforts on anything that is no longer wanted or needed. And whilst cancelling a sprint is an option, we would say that this is only really a valid option in rare moments. Maybe a better approach is to pivot during the sprint or look at what other options are there to hit the sprint goal now we know what we've targeted is no longer the right thing to do. Maybe we chat to the PO to see what is of value to them now we have this new viewpoint and understanding? Cancelling the sprint just because we are unlikely to hit the sprint goal would feel like a very excessive option in this circumstance.
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Lets have a look at what other options we could have taken