SCRUM Values: Story from Panchatantra

I had shared this story to explain Scrum values to my team members. Which they had never forgot due to this famous story and they keep mentioning this story at various instances to remind scrum values.

There lived four friends in a certain town. Although, all four of them were young Brahmins, one of them was a complete ignorant in matters of learning but had good common-sense. The other three were very learned in matters of the Holy Scriptures, but lacked common-sense.

One day, as the four friends were assembled together, they decided, "The scholarship that we have over the Holy Scriptures is no good, if we cannot use it to impress the king, or otherwise to earn money!" 

They decided to travel, in order to earn money using their learnings. But the fourth friend was not learned, so they thought of leaving him behind. They agreed, "What good is common-sense? His talents would not help in earning money, let only three of us travel." 

After much pleading by the fourth Brahmin, they decide, "It will not be correct to behave like this to a dear friend, Let us take him along with us! We should also share a part of our earnings with him!" 

As decided, the four of them started travelling. As they were travelling through a jungle, they noticed the bones of a dead lion, lying on their way. 

One of them said, "Let us start using our scholarship! We have a dead lion in front of us. Let us test our scholarship, and try to bring life into it!" 

They are Open and transparent in decision making.

THEY ARE COMMITTED TO EXERCISE THEIR KNOWLEDGE

While the three Brahmins agreed, the fourth Brahmin did not like the idea. But his preference was ignored by the other three Brahmins, and they started holy rituals.

One of the Brahmins collected the bones of the lion and using his scholarship, created a skeleton of the lion. 

Another Brahmin used his scholarship to cover the skeleton with flesh and skin. 

As the lifeless lion stood in front of them, the third Brahmin initiated the rituals to put life into the lion. 

They are all committed to do their work but foolhardy commitment

The fourth Brahmin was alarmed, "O friends, if the lion comes to life, he will kill all of us! Please stop what you are doing!" 

Fourth Brahmin was focused on his survival. Other Brahmins were focused to exercise their talent and they are committed to do so.They are courageous to take the consequence.

The Brahmins ridiculed him, "After reaching so far, are we going to waste our knowledge? You say so, because you are jealous of our scholarship!"

They did not exhibit any respects to their team member.

The fourth Brahmin knew there was no point in arguing with them. He pleaded, "Please give me a moment. I wish to climb a tree before you make use of you scholarship." 

He started climbing up a big tree, and could see from above the third Brahmin use his scholarship, to put life into the lion. 

 As soon as the lion became lively, he noticed the three Brahmins, who were celebrating their successful implementation of their scholarship. 

The lion immediately pounced on them, and killed them. 

Lion was also committed!

The fourth Brahmin could do nothing but wait till the lion had gone. Then, he climbed down the tree and returned home alone. 

Fourth Brahmin demonstrated all the scrum values.He showed Openness , Courage to challenge their decision, he respected their decision.He was focus and committed to warn them and save everyone's life.

Fourth Brahmin is the scrum master, he has shown courage,He was committed and focus to help his fellow team members.But as they do not show any respect, he could not do much to save them!

If all these team members were trained scrum values, their life could have been saved.

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