Agile Games - Speaker Deck

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Agile Games

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Don McGreal @donmcgreal linkedin.com/in/donmcgreal TastyCupcakes.org @tastycupcakes

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The Agile Playground !

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The Agile Playground Draw a picture of ‘trust’.

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The Agile Playground Draw a picture of ‘trust’.

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The Agile Playground It is very hard to communicate Values and Principles without practice, shared experience, and context.

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The Agile Playground Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan

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The Agile Playground Principles Principles Early Value Welcome Change Frequent Delivery Collaborate Daily Motivation & Trust Face to Face Working Software Sustainable Pace Technical Excellence K.I.S.S. Self-Organize Reﬂect and Adjust Values Values Individuals and Interactions Processes and Tools Working Software Comprehensive Documentation Customer Collaboration Contract Negotiation Responding to Change Following a Plan

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The Agile Playground Why playgrounds?

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The Agile Playground Games and Simulations provide a fun and effective way to communicate values and principles.

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The Agile Playground

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The Agile Playground ★ Emotional Recall or create an emotional experience ★ Physical Learn by doing. Muscle memory. ★ Impressional Memory games. Every Good Boy Deserve Fudge. Learning Vectors:

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The Agile Playground Build me this:

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The Agile Playground Build me this: 2” 0.5” 1.5” 4.5” 9”

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The Agile Playground ★ Requirements are hard to communicate. 1. Assumption 2. Acceptance 3. Automation ★ Test == Requirement ★ Defining acceptance criteria is not the same as writing traditional tests. ★ Automating acceptance criteria can have a high ROI. 99 Test Balloons

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The Agile Playground ★ Divide into groups. ★ Follow instructions. Communication Origami

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The Agile Playground ★ Select one team member as your product owner. ★ Product owners must meet with the customer at the front of the class. ★ Product owners can only use imperatives and metaphors to describe the product. What Were They Thinking?

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The Agile Playground ★ Form Pairs. One is a Product Owner, the other a Developer. ★ Developers face away from the slide. ★ Product Owners describe the product without saying the taboo words. ★ Developer draws the product. What Were They Thinking? -‐2

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The Agile Playground ★ tea ★ pot ★ short ★ stout ★ coffee ★ water ★ heat Do not use these words:

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The Agile Playground ★ motorcycle ★ bike ★ camper ★ recreational vehicle (rv) ★ chopper ★ harley Do not use these words:

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The Agile Playground ★ In software, we are rarely creating something that already exists, so… ★ it is difficult to describe. Customers may not have a current vocabulary. ★ we are forced to communicate in imperatives and metaphors and much is lost in translation. ★ Verbal communication is easier than written ★ Using iterative development along with demonstrations allow the customer to hone in on what is really wanted What Were They Thinking?

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The Agile Playground Each team needs to size a list of household chores. One at a [me, each team member has 30 seconds to: Select a new chore and place it below one of the sizes. or Steal an exisEng chore and change it’s size. A]er every move, explain your decision to your team. Elect a person to keep [me. White Elephant Sizing

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The Agile Playground White Elephant Sizing ★ Vacuum Rugs ★ Build a Shed ★ Clean Out Garage ★ Clean Out Closet ★ Paint Fence ★ Mow the Lawn ★ Pay Bills ★ Call Mom ★ Organize Family Vacation ★ Renovate Kitchen ★ Replace Roof ★ Cook Dinner ★ Plant Begonias ★ Plan for Family Reunion

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The Agile Playground ★ In teams, come up with a bid on how long it will take you to sort the coins. ★ Winning bid gets to sort them. Coin Sorting

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The Agile Playground ★ Asking for feedback early, through iterations, could catch a problem before it becomes too costly. ★ Assumptions are often made without involving the customer. Defining the customer’s acceptance criteria saves time. ★ Timelines are often set without due diligence. Coin Sorting

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The Agile Playground ★ Learning practices is easy. The hard part is learning the true values and principles behind them. ★ Games and simulations are great ways to communicate the values and principles of Agile. ★ Understanding the problems with principles is essential when creating an effective learning environment. ★ Use the three learning vectors to address these problems. Conclusions

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The Agile Playground Questions? Don McGreal [email protected] @donmcgreal linkedin.com/in/donmcgreal TastyCupcakes.org

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The Agile Playground Thank You and enjoy your day! Don McGreal [email protected] @donmcgreal linkedin.com/in/donmcgreal TastyCupcakes.org