Scrum in real life
Scrum methodology is a empirical framework built on 4 pillars - Iterative development, incremental delivery, high quality functionality, cross functional & self organised scrum teams. It is applied to complex projects in software as quite often you need to inspect and adapt during this process to reach the goal. The good old 'relay race' styled game (read waterfall model) is being replaced with 'rugby' styled game (read agile process model) to counter the complex project.
When applied to real life, isn't is how you spent your days in school or college? Everyday we have something to learn with the help of friends, family, teachers and at times from life itself (thats the scrum team). Such a fascinating team we have in this framework. Your yearly exams are more of a sprints with some knowledge (or maybe data) added to your thought process and memory. The dream you have set for your life as a child is the product vision and you shuffle the roles as a product owner, scrum master and as a scrum team member. All the degrees, certifications, experiences you are acquiring can be correlated to the incremental product that is being built until you become a complete man. What a journey!
You might wear a cap of product owner to inspect the dream that you have in life and change it at times. As a scrum master you might think over the progress you have made till day to achieve your goal and change its course on the way. Isn't it a wonder to see at times you are acting as a scrum team member in your own life to receive the learning? Interesting when you have so many hats to wear in such a short span of life.
The learning that you gain, the marks that you score, the ratings that you get in your appraisal, the profit you gain out of that year's business, your accomplishments in that phase are inputs to the review and retrospective meetings. Think over it if you have time when you have failed in achieving your objectives over that year and how the backlog is increased for the next.
Life is a puzzle to be solved...an amazing game to be enjoyed. I am so glad I have this opportunity to play so skillfully being a human. As Charles Darwin said "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the most responsive to change". Inspect, adapt and be transparent...be agile. Hope all your visions succeed !!!
When applied to real life, isn't is how you spent your days in school or college? Everyday we have something to learn with the help of friends, family, teachers and at times from life itself (thats the scrum team). Such a fascinating team we have in this framework. Your yearly exams are more of a sprints with some knowledge (or maybe data) added to your thought process and memory. The dream you have set for your life as a child is the product vision and you shuffle the roles as a product owner, scrum master and as a scrum team member. All the degrees, certifications, experiences you are acquiring can be correlated to the incremental product that is being built until you become a complete man. What a journey!
You might wear a cap of product owner to inspect the dream that you have in life and change it at times. As a scrum master you might think over the progress you have made till day to achieve your goal and change its course on the way. Isn't it a wonder to see at times you are acting as a scrum team member in your own life to receive the learning? Interesting when you have so many hats to wear in such a short span of life.
The learning that you gain, the marks that you score, the ratings that you get in your appraisal, the profit you gain out of that year's business, your accomplishments in that phase are inputs to the review and retrospective meetings. Think over it if you have time when you have failed in achieving your objectives over that year and how the backlog is increased for the next.
Life is a puzzle to be solved...an amazing game to be enjoyed. I am so glad I have this opportunity to play so skillfully being a human. As Charles Darwin said "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the most responsive to change". Inspect, adapt and be transparent...be agile. Hope all your visions succeed !!!
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