The backlog moves forward, but technical quality drops with every new requirement.
Products that need to ship a visible delivery with architecture judgment and business focus.
Implementation of a specific iteration
Local refactor where needed
Validation with build, lint, and available tests
Technical documentation of the decision made
There are moments when a long discovery isn't needed. What's needed is to execute a specific improvement well: a route, a data layer, an editorial page, or a localized refactor.
The key is not to cover the problem with more HTML or more incidental complexity.