I struggled in the past when people were asking me to explain scrum quickly and without putting metaphor and success stories. Mostly people from business when I was asking them to explore why they must know. I was like, how is it possible? They just wanted to know the essential elements of the scrum and the big picture. I learned how to teach scrum in less than 10 minutes to generate interest, and the rest is continuous learning. Earlier, I was giving them a lot more analogy like football vs. rugby (moving ball but moving unit). However, these analogies were time-consuming and sometimes confused people as they get deeper into explaining the game before understanding the Scrum framework.
Why Did I Agree to Teach Scrum in Less Than 10 Minutes?
Because the majority of people had a very usual answer — “Hey Naveen, I know it is something to do with the software team, but I am not part of it.” You know if someone doesn’t show interest, then getting time to discuss further is also tricky. It was vital for me to teach in the first meeting itself instead of asking to schedule another appointment for the same.