@john-doe thanks, I'm going to try this, sounds relaxing

@Hazarth & @magicMirror

You are correct, I should have clarified that dev's should not ask the PO stuff 1-on-1. But the PO is allowed to be present during backlog breakdowns, refinements, sprint planning and sprint review. Devs are allowed in those settings to ask the PO to clarify/elaborate when stuff is unclear.

At least that is how I'm used to it. I see that as 'direct contact' between a Dev and the PO.

1 - correct

2 - I wanna say Consultant A is the stakeholder and Consultant B the product owner

3 - why would company B be preventing their own hired consultant to contact their customer?

I've never been able to take a nap on a fixed starting time to make this work in a lunch break. How did you start this habit?