A 25 minute fun agile simulation game

This is a great game to play with teams who are new to Agile and frameworks like Scrum.  It teaches the attendees the benefits of working in sprints, planning, retrospectives and teamwork.

The game is described below by splitting out what you need on each slide to help explain and run the game with your workshop attendees.

‍Instructions for the game

Teams of 5-6 members

1. Use only one sheet of paper for each airplane
2. They’ll be three sprints (5 minutes each)
3. Team with most correct airplanes wins
4. A team member can perform only one fold at a time, they then need to pass it to another team member

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Definition of done

The Paper airplane is….

1. Built and tested
2. Able to fly
3. Accepted by the Product Owner

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The Sprint

Sprint planning (1 minute): estimation

Sprint work (2 minutes): fold lots of paper airplanes

Sprint review (1 minute) prove business value

Sprint retrospective (1 minute): improvement

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Sprint 1 goal

Build as many paper airplanes as you can!

Acceptance criteria:

1. The paper airplane must fly 3 metres
2. The paper airplane should have a logo on both sides
3. The should have the team name on it

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Ready to go?

1. Sprint planning (1 minute): estimation.
2. Sprint work (2 minutes): fold lots of airplanes
3. Sprint review (1 minute) prove business value
4. Sprint retrospective (1 minute): improvement

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Sprint 2

Same events, but difference Acceptance criteria

1. Sprint planning (1 minute): estimation
2. Sprint work (2 minutes): fold lots of paper airplanes
3. Sprint review (1 minute) prove business value
4. Sprint retrospective (1 minute): improvement

Sprint 2 goal

Build as many paper airplanes as you can!

Acceptance criteria:

1. The plane must fly 4 metres
2. The plane should have a logo on both sides
3. The plane should have the team name on it
4. A pattern should be on the top of the wings

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Sprint 3

Same events, same Acceptance criteria, but a different DOD

1. Sprint planning (1 minute): estimation
2. Sprint work (2 minutes): fold lots of paper airplanes
3. Sprint review (1 minute) prove business value
4. Sprint retrospective (1 minute): improvement

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Definition of done V2

The Paper airplane is….

1. Built and tested
2. Able to fly
3. Accepted by the product owner
4. Compliant with safety regulations: no pointed points

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Sprint 3 goal

Build as many paper airplanes as you can!

Acceptance criteria:

1. The plane must fly 4 metres
2. The plane should have a logo on both sides
3. The plane should have the team name on it
4. Pattern should be on the top of the wings

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And the winner is!

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Debriefing

 What have you learnt?

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Instructor guide

Download or create the templates (60/team)

1. For teams of 5-6 members
2. Handout different coloured pens to each team
3. The team who can deliver the most value (paper airplanes) wins. In the case of equal scores, the team that has the most predictability rate wins
4. Keep track of the score on a flip board/whiteboard

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An Example Score Board

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