Build Your Agile Flow

Introduction

This exercise is related to Build Your Scrum Framework and allows leaders to build a diagram of a proposed Agile ecosystem for discussion.

The workshop structure is based upon the 4 C’s framework described in Sharon Bowman’s Training From The Back of The Room (2009) (Bowman 2009).

Learning Objectives

• Understand how an Agile ecosystem would exist in their organisation and gives rise to discussions about particular aspects

Materials

• Printed Agile Flow shapes 1 per group
• Flip chart paper, 1 for each table group
• Blu-tac or similar for sticking to the walls
• Scissors

Workshop Flow

Connections (5 Minutes)

1. Start by asking the attendees to split into table groups of 4 and to acquire the necessary materials to start for each table group.

Concepts (10 Minutes)

1. Introduce the printed materials and have a brief discussion on the various items and what they stand for.

Concrete Practice (25 Minutes)

1. Ask the attendees to construct their respective Agile flow diagram on a sheet of flip chart paper.

Conclusions (15 Minutes)

1. Conclude with a show and tell with each table group presenting their posters to the attendees
2. Facilitate any questions with the models
3. Finish up with a team share back to discuss their models

References

• Training From The Back of The Room, Sharon L. Bowman, Pfeiffer, 2009
• https://weisbart.com/byos, Adam Weisbart, accessed 2018

See Also

• Build Your Scrum Framework
• Build Your Kanban Framework