A Multi-Team, Full-Cycle, Product-Oriented Scrum (Agile game) Simulation with LEGO Bricks. Based on the lego4scrum.com. Lego4Scrum is teaching game is used by the Scrum trainers community worldwide including various certification classes, in-house trainings, formal business programs and team workshops.

1. Scrum Simulation with LEGO
A Multi-Team, Full-Cycle, Product-Oriented Scrum (agile game) Simulation with
LEGO Bricks. Based on the lego4scrum.com
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2. UX Designer & Scrum Master
Stanisław Eysmont
Twitter: @eysmont
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3. Workshop rules
• Share any and all ideas.
The only bad idea is the one that isn’t shared.
• No hierarchy in the room; ALL ideas are equal.
Turn off cell phones, tablets and computers. Please!
• One brake.
• Time boxing.
• and… Have fun! :)
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4. @eysmont

5. @eysmont
Scrum
Scrum is an iterative and incremental agile software development
methodology for managing product development.

6. Scrum roles
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Product Owner
Owns „what” is desired and it’s desired
Scrum Master
Keeper of Scrum Proces, facilitator
Scrum Team
Owns „how” and „how quickly” work is delivered
Stakeholders
They have money :)
Users
They will use our product

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Sprint Planning Meeting
“What” is to be developed? “How” it will deliver the Sprint Goal?
Daily Srcum Meeting
The Daily Scrum is the key inspect and adapt meeting during a Sprint.
Sprint Review/Demo Meeting
A Sprint Review/Demo meeting is held at the end of the Sprint to inspect the Increment.
Sprint Retrospection Meeting
In the Sprint Retrospective the Scrum Team revises their way of work in the past in order to make it more
efficient and effective in the future.
Scrum ceremonies

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Product Backlog
Ordered list of everything that might be needed in the product. The Product Backlog defines the
“What” that will be built.
Sprint Backlog
The Sprint Backlog is the set of Product Backlog items selected for the Sprint plus a plan for delivering the
product Increment and realizing the Sprint Goal
Product Increment
A Sprint Review/Demo meeting is held at the end of the Sprint to inspect the Increment.
Scrum artifacts

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Scrum process
Inputs from customers,
team, managers…
Product
Owner
Produkt
Backlog
Scrum
Team
Sprint
Planning
Meeting
Sprint
Backlog 1 - 4 week
sprint
Scrum Master
Daily Stand Up Meeting
Sprint Review
Sprint Retrospective
Sprint and dat and team
deliverable do not change
Finished Work
Team selects starting
at top as much as it can commit
to deliver by end of Sprint
Prioritized list of
what is required:
features, bugs…
Iteration

10. The Game
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11. We are going
to build the city!
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13. Tools
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LEGO Bricks / main tool
We have up to 1800 LEGO Bricks
Paper
Yellow sticky notes
Color Pens and Paper
Other stuff
Bottle, box, tape… use your creativity :)

14. Stages of the game
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PRE-GAME
Organizing teams
Defining the Process
Project chartering
Building the Backlog
Estimating
GAME
Sprint Planning
Sprinting
Sprint Reviewing
POST-GAME
Debriefing

15. Organizing Teams
4 - 7 people for the team (choose a leader)
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5 minutes
Pre-game

16. I'm a Product Owner
and I'm not experienced with Scrum.
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17. Project Chartering
Is a statement of the scope, objectives, and participants in a project.
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10 minutes
Pre-game

18. Building the Backlog
The agile product backlog in Scrum is a prioritized features list, containing
short descriptions of all functionality desired in the product.
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10 minutes
Pre-game

19. One-story building
Two-story building
Town hall
School
Church
Kindergarten
River
Bridge
Road
Intersection
Pedestrian crossing
Bus stop
Train station
Railroad tracks
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Backlog

20. Estimating
When the engineering team begins its estimation process, questions
usually arise about requirements and user stories.
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20 minutes
Pre-game

21. We are 50 minutes into the game now!
(And zero things are built! Does it prove enough that estimations are wasteful?)
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22. Let's start
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Sprints
Up to
4 sprints
Sprinting
7 minutes
Reviewing
5 minutes
Sprint #1
Sprint Planning
3 minutes
Sprinting
7 minutes
Reviewing
5 minutes
Sprint #2
Sprint Planning
3 minutes
Sprinting
7 minutes
Reviewing
5 minutes
Sprint #3
Sprint Planning
3 minutes
Sprinting
7 minutes
Reviewing
5 minutes
Sprint #4
Sprint Planning
3 minutes

24. Debriefing
Let's talk about the Lego game
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20 minutes
Post-game

25. I'm proud of you! You've done it!
Thank You!
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Workshop was based on: lego4scrum.com