GAMIFICATION OF SCRUM Lean Six Sigma TRAINING
USING 6σ Game WHILE DELIVERING AGILE (LEAN SCRUM) TRAINING
Performance Excellence Simulations with Endless Possibilities
OUR APPROACH TO AGILE (LEAN 6σ SCRUM)
USING Gaming FOR SCRUM – BASICS
- GOAL TO CREATE A COURIER DELIVERY PROCESS
- STARTING POINT – “EMPTY” PROCESS
- 1ST ROUND IS PLAYED AFTER FIRST SPRINT
- NUMBER OF ADDITIONS AND CHANGES PER 1 SPRINT IS LIMITED
- MAX NUMBER OF DEVELOPERS’ MAN-HOURS PER SPRINT = 20
- MAN-HOUR PER ADDITION OR CHANGE IS KNOWN UPFRONT
- FOR EXAMPLE, ADDING A FIELD =1 HOUR AND ADDING A POSITION = 5 HOURS ETC.
- THE GAME IS PLAYED IN 4-6 SPRINTS
- EACH SPRINT MUST PRODUCE A PLAYABLE VERSION OF THE PROCESS, WITH CLEARLY DEFINED MEASURABLE RESULTS.
- EACH SPRINT SHOULD BRING PROCESS TOWARDS ITS OPTIMAL STAGE.
SCRUM – SPRINT 1 (EXAMPLE)
- TOOLS FOR THE FIRST SPRINT
- PROJECT VISION, PROJECT CHARTER, ROLES
- FACILITATOR – PRODUCT OWNER
- EPICS, USERS’ STORIES, PRODUCT BACKLOG, SPRINT 1 PLAN
- RESULTS – PARCELS CAN BE PICKED UP AND DELIVERED TO CLIENTS
- WITHOUT INTERNAL PROCESS, WITHOUT REVENUE AND WITH ALL PENALTIES
- TOOLS FOR THE FIRST SPRINT
SCRUM – SPRINT 2 (EXAMPLE)
- TOOLS FOR SECOND SPRINT
- MACRO PROCESS MAP
- REFINED USER STORIES, PRODUCT BACKLOG AND SPRINT 2 PLAN
- RESULTS – PROCESS CAN CALCULATE PRICE
- STILL, WITHOUT WEIGHING, I.E. WITH ERRORS AND PENALTIES, INCLUDING THOSE FOR MISSING DATA FIELDS
- VALUE STREAM MAPPING
- TOOLS FOR SECOND SPRINT
- HELPS YOU FOCUS ON THE “BIG PICTURE.”
- PROVIDES A COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF THE CURRENT AS-IS STATE.
- LINKS MATERIAL FLOW AND INFORMATION FLOW.
- AIDS IN IDENTIFYING SOURCES OF WASTE.
SCRUM – SPRINT 3 (EXAMPLE)
- TOOLS FOR THE THIRD SPRINT
- VALUE STREAM MAP WITH VA, R-NVA, B-NVA INDICATORS
- VALUE ADDED, REGULATORY NON-VALUE ADDED, BUSINESS NON-VALUE ADDED
- REFINED USER STORIES, PRODUCT BACKLOG AND SPRINT 3 PLAN
- RESULTS – PROCESS CAN WEIGH PARCELS AND CALCULATE CORRECT PRICE
- STILL, WITHOUT R-NVA, I.E. WITH PENALTIES, INCLUDING THOSE FOR MISSING DATA FIELDS
- TOOLS FOR THE THIRD SPRINT
WHAT ABOUT THOSE STEPS WHICH ADD NO VALUE BUT MUST BE DONE?
- WHAT ARE THEY:
- REGULATORY.
- BUSINESS NEEDS:
- REPORTS (LIMITED).
- METRICS ACCUMULATION.
- MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT.
- OTHERS?
- THESE DO EXIST, AND WE SHOULD FLAG THEM.
- R NVA.
- B NVA OR VALUE ENABLING.
- WHAT ARE THEY:
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WHAT IS NEXT FOR Gaming
We can adapt the game to the processes from other industries:
- RETAIL
METALLURGY
OIL EXPLORATION
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
OTHERS
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