Intention of the game The intention of the game is to experience sharing responsibility for a common purpose discover unhealthy team dynamics and reflect and think about better ways to work together. I use the game as a start into a longer retrospective in which I like to focus on the topics of team dynamics, responsibilities and sharing of the workload. Time Time required: 45-75 min Number…
The Blame GameLe jeu du blâme
This is a game to let people experience the effects of different punishments/rewards systems have on the way a team works together. One team will be ‘The Team’ which is rewarded and punished on a team level and ‘The Individuals’ have a mix of team and individual rewards and punishments. Timing: 20-45 minutes Materials: Deck of Cards, rules instructions, paper/pen to keep track of scores…
We want a city (Scrum simulation with LEGO extension)
A very important part of product ownership is about gathering info and stakeholders need to be challenged to think and rethink wishes. This exercise simulates this. It’s also good for the rest of the team to see how hard and important this is.
Nobody’s Perfct
This game is aimed to learn from failing.
Just imagine you are on the Daily Standup meeting. Each player brings his issues to the team and also trying to solve issues that are already open.
You will be surprised by patterns of collaborative work and the power of solving issues together with the team.
Values-Driven Retrospective
Objectives To continuously improve your team and your work through value-driven Retrospectives to ensure the team remains value driven. It also serves as a highly visible reference to reflect on the team’s actions and commitments throughout the day. Dependencies You need to have defined values that the teams have committed to prior. We use the Agile values of Commitment, Openness, Focus, Respect, and Courage (See Scrumallance.org Code of Ethics) .…