This one sentence has probably cost your team more than the feature itself.

“Can we just squeeze this in?” sounds small, helpful, harmless.

Usually it means no tradeoff was named, no capacity was protected, and no one wants to say what will actually slip.

That is not a small ask. That is scope creep trying to sneak in through the side door.

It takes no prisoners. Everything becomes collateral damage.

Restack if your team keeps paying a high price for “just one more thing.”