PMP: Project Management Professional (PMBOK 6 & 7)Retired

A functional manager's request for two full-day workshops is a stakeholder demand that conflicts with the team's committed sprint work; the project manager should protect the team's current commitments while still engaging the stakeholder collaboratively by negotiating a time that works for both parties. This preserves the sprint's integrity without dismissing the functional manager's legitimate concern. Adding the item to the product backlog is inappropriate because the backlog holds product-related work, not internal team training or process reviews.