When introducing Agile or Scrum to teams with no prior experience, I like to kick things off with a fun and interactive game that explains key concepts like iteration, teamwork, and continuous improvement: The Agile Ball Game. 🎉
Here’s how it works:
Grab 20-30 small balls.
Everyone is part of one big team.
Each ball must have air-time 🌬️.
Every ball must be touched by all team members, at least once 🤲.
Balls cannot be passed to your immediate left or right.
Each ball must return to the person who introduced it into the system.
🚀 After a 2-minute preparation, the team has 2 minutes to complete the first Sprint. 💬 Following the Sprint, there’s a 1-minute Retrospective to discuss how the process can improve.
This cycle repeats for five iterations—by the end, the team can reflect on how they improved and adapted after each iteration. ( In each iteration the team improve the time to move all the balls)
This game is a great way to demonstrate the value of small iterations, retrospectives, and continuous improvement—all core elements of Agile! 🎯
Does anyone have any other games or activities that are used to introduce Agile?
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