Short Description: A way to create a metaphor that reminds the team of the holistic view of the team

Original Source: Looks like it’s here.

Example Use:
Labelling the expected fruits, very useful when a team has the fundamentals but could be better. Used as a roadmap to move towards higher performances. Shows that many practices are rooted in values.

Notes/comments:
Doesn’t always work. Some people don’t connect to the metaphor. In that case, the technique should be dropped. Can be used in open spaces to show the value streams, etc.

Potential Variants:
Garden or orchard -> organic seems to work better than mechanic. Allows you to talk about the weeds

Contributed from the participants of my XP2011 workshop