Introduction to Agile

Session to introduce the principles, values and practices of Agile. This will include a short interactive exercise to demonstrate some of the key agile practices we use in iterative delivery.

Slides

The latest version of slides for the session are available here

Facilitation Materials Needed

• Teams in table size of 4 to 6
• Sticky Notes - set of the following on each table
  • Small Rectangular - lots of one color
• Sharpie Pens on each table
• Flip chart paper
• Flip chart pens
• Ping pong balls (100-150 in total for a group of 24)

Facilitation Guidelines

• Present the slides to introduce Agile values, principles and practices
• This includes the 15 minute video by Henrik Kniberg, Product Ownership in a Nutshell. After playing this, a group discussion about what some of the memorable messages were
• Run the Ball game as described on the slides:
  • 4 sprints in total
  • Radiate and capture estimates vs actuals
  • Look for trends in improved accuracy of estimation and increased overall velocity
• At the end of Sprint 2, suggest each team does a review of other teams to see if they can learn new techniques from watching others in action
• At the end of Sprint 3, calculate the team's overall velocity. Challenge them to triple this. Ask what would help bring up the overall velocity (answer is smaller teams). Run a 4th sprint where group can self organise into smaller teams (agree a team is more than one person)
• Debrief the learnings