One of my teammates shared this little story with us last night, so I thought it would be worth it to pass it on.
Ready, Fire, Aim is a play on Ready, Aim, Fire, a phrase commonly used in conjunction with firearms. Since firearms are used extensively by the military, the first counter story I want to share comes from the US military.
General Norman Schwarzkopf commanded US forces in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. He is credited with taking advantage of technology advancements in weaponry to aide his success during the Gulf War. One such advancement involved putting soldiers on top of buildings in Iraq. These soldiers would remain hidden during daylight hours. At night missiles would be fired from several miles away. After the missiles had been fired, the soldiers on the rooftops would use lasers to guide (aim) them to their targets—truly a Ready, Fire, Aim operation.
A Scrum team is similar to the soldiers on the buildings, constantly guiding their projects to the desired targets.
posted on January 15th, 2009 at 9:06 am
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