Our version of the Lego4scrum game, or how to enjoy a nice team building and learn around scrum principles.

1. Lego4Scrum Game

2. Playing with the principles of the Agile manifesto
1. Collaboration between a customer and teams
2. Developing a product, not a detailed list of tasks. Avoid
micro-management.
3. Inter-team collaboration for success.
4. Continuous improvement.
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3. Organization
 Teams of 4 to 6
 Timing: 45-60 minutes
 Boxes of bricks: lego, kapla,…
 Board, markers, flipboard sheets of paper, sticky-notes
 Big table: ideally one per team
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4. Roles
 Product Owner: this is me. I represent the client.
 Team members: all of you.
 Scrum master: optional. The game can be played without
scrum master. This is up to you: self–organize.
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5. PRE-GAME: Project Chartering (5 min)
 All teams are building a single
product for the same vendor,
represented by the Product
Owner.
 The product is a CITY.
 Building blocks are lego /
kapla bricks.
 I am the main decision maker
of the product – it is my city.
 I will be involved in the
development process by
being available to answer
questions and provide
feedback.
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6. PRE-GAME: Building the Backlog (15 min)
 We want to build:
 Small house: one storey building (several)
 Big house: two storey building (several)
 Shop
 School
 Church
 Hospital
 Kindergarten
 Bus stop
 Roads & Intersection (can be drawn)
 Park (can be drawn)
 River (can be drawn)
 Bridge
 There might be bonus requests for other buildings during the
game.
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PRE-GAME: Building the Backlog (10 min)

7. PRE-GAME: Estimating (15 min)
 Choose an estimation method, but keep it simple and
keep it fast.
 Note: some agile gurus have recommended dropping estimates.
 A possible approach is t-shirt sizing: S, M, L, XL
 Or you may use story points: 1 2 3 5 8 13
 Or planning poker
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PRE-GAME: Estimating (15 min)

8. GAME: Sprint Planning (10 min + 3 min)
 Build a unique Planning board
for all teams to make sprint
planning more visible:
 3 sprint zones for each team
 Release Burndown chart
 You have 3 minutes to plan
sprint #1
 Sprint duration: 7 min
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9. GAME: Sprinting (7 min / sprint)
 7min ticking… www.online-stopwatch.com
 Start building
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GAME: Sprinting (7 min / sprint)

10. GAME: Reviewing (5 min)
 Stop building
 Demo: where is the demo of my city?
 Update planning wall
 Update Release Burndown chart
 Retrospective: “how can we make it better the next
sprint?”
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11. GAME: release cycle
 Loop on sprints #2 and #3
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12. POST-GAME: Debriefing
 How did it feel being on a Scrum team?
 How did the short iterations go?
 How accurate were the estimations?
 What would we have done differently from the beginning, if we had another chance to
play the game?
 What was the job of the Product Owner?
 How did it feel after the first sprint when most items required re-work?
 How will your strategy change, if you know the Product Owner is unavailable during
sprints?
 How did inter-team communication go? Were there any dependencies? How were they
resolved?
 What did you learn?
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POST-GAME: Debriefing

13. Thank you for playing
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14. References:
 www.lego4scrum.com
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15. Preparation for this workshop
 Gather material:
 Flipboard pages
 Markers of different colours
 Sticky notes
 Whiteboard
 For each team, 1 set of lego/kapla
 Prepare sticky notes with buildings
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