Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

The Agile and Product Management Edition

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Here are some answers from various perspectives.

Scrum Master: "The chicken crossed the road because they did not want to conflict with the Scrum Guide."

Release Train Engineer: "The Release Train compelled them to cross the road during Big Room Planning to realize more value for their Value Streams."

Agile Coach: "The chicken crossed the road to discover better ways of working while responding to changes over following a plan."

Kanban Master: "WIP was too high on the road so the chicken had to pull out."

Lean Master: "Staying in the same place was a non-value adding activity and the chicken wanted to reduce waste."

Product Owner: "The chicken crossed the road because the Product Manager told them to."

Product Manager: "Why would a chicken need to cross the road? What's the problem they are trying to solve? What progress are they looking for in their lives?"

Developer: "The other side of the road was riddled with technical debt and the chicken applied the Boy Scout rule."

Project Manager: "You're asking the wrong question. Was it part of the project plan or not?"

Marketing Manager: "It doesn't matter whether why the chicken crossed the road. What's the story we want to tell about it?"

CEO: "How can we better monetize the chicken crossing the road?"

Sales Manager: “The chicken crossed the road to get a bigger sales commission.”

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