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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The Theory of Constraints Dice Game is an interactive game illustrating the concepts of constraints behind Eli Goldratt’s the Goal [...]
99 Test Balloons is an interactive game illustrating the importance of understanding customer needs, acceptance criteria and the value of test. [...]
The Train Game is an interactive game illustrating the efficiency of iterative and incremental development. [...]
Collaborative Origami is an interactive game illustrating the efficiencies of face to face communication in product development. [...]
The Telephone Game can be used to illustrate the noisiness of communication and facilitate better communication. [...]
What were they thinking illutrates the challenge with communicating software requirements. In software, we are rarely creating something that already exists. So we are forced to communicate in imperatives and metaphors and, quite often, much is lost in translation. [...]
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