Scrum, Sprints & Hans Hoffman!

It is no wonder in this complex work domain, learning happens through unusual sources.

One such learning is how to understand the nature of Sprints from an American painter known for his Abstract Expressionism, Hans Hoffman.

Let us decode the above mentioned quote from our lens.

“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak”

Your Squad start sprinting with the help of crafting the Sprint Goal for that Sprint.

And now that’s where they get that ability to

• Simplify the purpose and make it easier for Squad members to remember and coherently take things forward.
• Start eliminating the unnecessary in terms of keeping all that distractions away from challenging your ability to achieve the Sprint Goal (at the first place).
• Keep the necessary (Sprint Goal) as a focal point while conversing both within the Squad and across the system (with Stakeholders & engineering organization) to understand progress and improve with feedback.

In short, an open secret to eliminate the unnecessary and let the necessary speak (in turn improving transparency) is through crafting and committing to an outcome-driven Sprint Goal every Sprint.