Agile 101 Workshop Syllabus

Part 1 - Agile With LEGO

Part 1 of the Agile 101 workshop is to do a project simulation such as the Lego Island Activity which is always very popular and an entry point into Agile for absolute beginners, technical and non-technical participants. The exercise is fun, engaging and helps understand the mechanics of Agile frameworks such as Scrum as well as what it feels like to be on an agile team, which is highly important.

Agile Simulation Activities

Suggested Agile simulation activities for Part 1:

• Lego Island Activity
• Micro:bit Challenge
• Hotel Booking Website Project Sim (Scrum Edition - Electronic)
• Hotel Booking Website Project Sim (Scrum Edition - Paper)
• Scrum Master Conference Website (Scrum Edition - Paper)

Timings

Provide about 3 hours for the part 1 exercise to get at least 4 iterations or Sprints done to help orientate and then capitalise on their patterns of behaviour. This also provides for a good comprehensive reflection on the exercise to help cement the learning.

Syllabus

Here is a table of suggested activities mapped to the intended learning outcomes of the session:

Topic	Learning Objectives	Activity
Team Definition	Team enablement, definition, purpose and identity	Team Charter Exercise
Agile Framework	Scrum, Kanban and their application	Build Your Scrum Framework Build Your Kanban Framework
Agile Roles	Differences between traditional and agile roles Cross functional and self organising teams	Scrum Roles Exercise
Agile Manifesto	Principles and values of the Agile movement	Agile Manifesto Discussion (Small Group)
Scrum Values	Values of the Scrum Framework	Scrum Values Discussion
Traditional vs Empirical control methods	Prediction vs experimentation	Marshmallow Challenge
Iterative and Incremental delivery	How to work with iterations and increments	Backlog Strategy (Short Version) Prioritisation Exercise
Sprints, Iterations and Flow	Limiting the work in progress Working with constraints Agile events and activities	Sprints Exercise The Dice Game
Iteration Planning	Generating impact with iterations Capacity planning	Prioritisation Exercise
Product Backlog Refinement	Adapting, learning and responding	Prioritisation Exercise
Daily Scrum / Daily Standups	Inspecting progress towards the goals Adapting in the moment Self organising and self managing teams	Daily Scrum From Heaven
Sprint Review / Iteration Review	Inspecting and adapting the iteration / Sprint output and outcomes	Feature Fair
Sprint Retrospective / Kaizen	Inspecting and adapting the process Continuous process improvement	Quadrant Retrospective Plusses & Deltas Retrospective Mood Thermometer Retrospective MDA Retrospective Lego Retrospective Sailboat Retrospective Story Cube Retrospective I
Definition of Done	Delivering quality Improving focus	Write Your DoD
Artefacts	Product Backlog Items Increments Backlogs	Wedding Planner
Agile Estimation	Estimation and metrics techniques Making decisions	Agile Metrics Workshop

See Also

• Agile 102 Workshop Syllabus
• Scrum Framework
• Kanban Framework
• Scrum Master Coaching Syllabus
• Product Owner Coaching Syllabus

References

• Scrum Foundations Learning Objectives, accessed 21 Jan 2019