Learning Agile methodology through the candy game

by Carlos Morales

Agenda

Introduction of AgileGameDebrief and conclusions

Introduction to Agile

Benefits?

Why is this important?

Agile manifesto

• Individuals and interactions over processes and tools ←

• Working software over comprehensive documentation

• Customer collaboration over contract negotiation

• Responding to change over following a plan ←

Responding to change

• Agile development is focused on quick responses to change and continuous development

• Mini-game: Guide me to pick up something

Responding to change

Iterate

Plan

DoLearn

Being iterative has some benefits

– Nested Feedback

– Higher Predictability

– Higher Probability of Success

– VISIBLE status at all times

– Reduced risk

Mini-game: Guide me to pick up something

Game Rules

• You are one big team

• Candies must have air-time

• No candy to your direct neighbor

• Start Point = End Point

How are we playing?

• Iteration = 2 min

• In between = 1 min

• We play 5 iterations

Flip

Sprint Estimate Actual Notes

1

2

3

4

5

Parallelisms Game -Scrum

What Game Scrum

Plan EstimateSprint planning –estimate velocity

Do 2 minute iteration Sprint

Learn1 minute improvement

Sprint retrospective

Conclusions

• What Happened?

– Share experiences!!

• What Iteration Felt the Best?

– Ask what made that one feel best? Why?

Conclusions

• The Power of the Retrospective

– If we had 6 minutes (total planning time) to plan for a single 2 minute run: same results?

• The Power of Communications

– How did did communications affect us?

– How it was done?

• Whole Team and Leadership

– Who had all the ideas?

– What roles did you all take?

– When something went wrong what did you do?

• Pull Systems

– Were the candles passed until the downstream person is ready?

– Pull system maximizes flow and increases performance

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