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Scrum and a "road trip"

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An analogy - Ever thought of how Agile scrum could very closely be compared with a "road trip" that almost everyone must've taken sometime in their lifetime? In arriving at the destination ( Product ), there's a lot that goes into the journey -  the Scrum Team must have visibility ( Vision, Roadmap ) to start with, along with an awareness of the road conditions ( Project Transparency ).  That said, the team must have an understanding of traffic/driving rules ( Scrum Processes ) and the vehicle chosen for the trip, should be in a good working condition ( Dev Environment ). With those as prerequisites to begin - The driver must have the knowledge of the route/directions to get to the destination ( Knowledge/Expertise/Competence of developers ). In addition, the driver must have enough fuel ( Motivation ) to get the journey started & keep it going until the team has arrived at the destination ( Product ). While the above sounds simple, during the j