Organization and prioritization are two distinct activities that can be used to improve the quality of a product backlog. A simple linear list is difficult to prioritize. As well, many stakeholders are forgotten in the rush to deliver customer value. See example list of stakeholders. The purpose of this Agile game is to expand the view of multiple stakeholders as well as illuminate the value of organizing the work without prioritizing.
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I finally have the chance to write about the most amazing time at the first Agile Games Conference in Boston. The conference was hosted by Agile Bazaar, a dedicated and leading edge Agile group in the Boston Area. I had the pleasure of meeting a phenomenal group of experienced, Agile coaches, practitioners, fellow speakers and in addition those who were completely new to Agile. I thank everyone I met for your spirit and enthusiasm for the event and the topic of Agile Games. [...] This is a great exercise to better communicate the twelve principles behind the Agile Manifesto. In their existing form, it is challenging for people to read and understand each principle and, just as importantly, to easily refer to them later. [...] The Sizing Game is a quick, easy, and playful way to categorize user stories in an agile project based on relative size. [...] This Agile Game helps to prompt and establish an understanding how the values of Agile will and should impact a particular group or organization. The exercise is a complement to describing the general meaning and intent of these values which is still an important conversation. The intent intent here is to create understanding and self discovery for the participants in their environment. Demonstrate the wisdom of crowds and other agile estimating practices with this powerful experiment. [...] This interactive Agile Game and facilitation technique helps drive meaningful consideration and discussion on the principles and values of Agile. [...] Unveil the true motivation behind the agile manifesto with this interactive and powerful group exercise. [...] Values and principles are perhaps but the most difficult concepts to explain and also the easiest to agree upon. Agile is fundamentally a system of values of principles and we need effective techniques to explain them. We cannot rely on declarations or propositional statements to communicate values and principles. [...] The Story of Our Sprints is a a facilitation technique for improving the value of Sprint reviews or iteration Lessons Learned. [...] |
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