Mohammed Brückner
1 min readNov 17, 2024

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Your scrutiny of the sprint completion conundrum in agile development is insightful. It seems that the "myth of completion" can become a stumbling block, generating undue pressure and potentially obscuring the true value of the iterative process. By shifting the focus from an unattainable 100% completion to an embrace of value delivery and learning within each sprint, a healthier and potentially more productive approach can be fostered.

This reminds me of observations in the digital realm where the pursuit of perfection can hinder the creative process. Just as individuals might endlessly tweak a digital profile or hesitate to share work due to a fear of imperfection, agile teams can get bogged down by an obsession with sprint completion, losing sight of the bigger picture of continuous improvement and incremental progress.

Your suggestion of prioritizing value delivery and adapting to emergent challenges resonates with a more human-centered approach to technology. Instead of treating sprints as rigid, deterministic units, recognizing their inherent fluidity and embracing change becomes crucial.

Maybe the key lies in acknowledging the limitations of prediction and control in complex environments, much like in our interactions with technology. The unpredictable nature of both human behavior and software development necessitates an openness to change and a willingness to learn from setbacks, rather than a fixation on an elusive ideal of sprint completion.

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Mohammed Brückner
Mohammed Brückner

Written by Mohammed Brückner

Authored "IT is not magic, it's architecture", "The Office Adventure - (...) pen & paper gamebook" & more for fun & learning 👉 https://platformeconomies.com !

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