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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This games gives people a great understanding of what Technical Debt is and why it is so costly to projects. [...] This is a game to understand some of the mechanics of Kanban such as balancing the work-in-progress, resource allocation, and waste management. Each team has to create its own Kanban board as they see fit and improve it as the game develops. [...] A simple children’s game is used to illustrate the value of retrospectives, cooperation over competition, the value of specialization and scaling, as well as the lean concept of movement as waste. [...] 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. [...] I’ve only conducted the exercise once with a group of technical managers and directors. The response was very positive, and now I can refer to this exercise when there is a need to trust and empower the team. [...] Map Flap is an excellent exercise to begin a Lean Value Stream mapping initiative. It highlights the need for understanding the value stream and the often disparate perspectives people bring to this mapping exercise. [...] 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. [...] |
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