D.I.Y. Agile Training with Agile Games 
Kulawat Wongsaroj & Kamon Treetampinij 
21 August 2014
Massively Multi-player Thumb-wrestling
10 Positive Emotions in 60 Seconds 
•Joy สนุก 
•Relief โล่ง 
•Love รัก 
•Surprise ประหลาดใจ 
•Pride ภูมิใจ 
•Curiosity อยากรู้ 
•Excitement ตื่นเต้น •Awe & Wonder อึ้งทึ่ง 
•Contentment พอใจ 
•Creativity สร้างสรรค์
Who are we? 
Kulawat Wongsaroj MD & Agile Coach, Lean In Consulting Agile66 Co-Founder blogpom.com 
Kamon Treetampinij 
Consulting Agile Coach,Lean In Consulting 
Agile66 Co-Founder 
korn4d.com
Outlines 
•Warm-Up Game 
•Agility Today 
•Why Agile Game? 
•Sharing Our EXP
Agility Today 
•Everybody wants to adopt Agile 
•Many early adaptors 
–Certified Scrum Master Course 
–Agile Intro Course 
–Self-Taught
Agility Today 
•Cannot push further in organization 
–Resistant to change 
–Limited external Agile coach 
–Cannot spread the knowledge and understanding
Layman Problem 
You want to spread the good things about Agile in your organization but 
•You are not the renowned Agile guru
Layman Problem 
You want to spread the good things about Agile in your organization but 
•You are not that funny Agile trainer who everyone loves
Layman Problem 
You want to spread the good things about Agile in your organization but 
•You are not that inspiring Agile speaker who makes you feel good just to hear his voice
Layman Problem 
You want to spread the good things about Agile in your organization but 
•You are just a layman who want to teach Agile
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Problem with classroom training 
http://www.alanmachinwork.net/Alan-Machin-s-Blog-July-2009
Education?
Foundation of Creativity & Innovation 
http://www.slideshare.net/michael.sahota/agile-games-2012-keynote-games-landscape-and-importance-of-play
Play is for Our Survival 
“you present those rats with a cat odor-saturated collar, they're hardwired to flee and hide. Pretty smart -- they don't want to get killed by a cat. So what happens? They both hide out. The non-players never come out -- they die.”
http://www.slideshare.net/michael.sahota/agile-games-2012-keynote-games-landscape-and-importance-of-play
Layman Solution 
Doing 
Simulating Real Thing 
Game!
Game usage in Agile teaching 
150 
games!
Our EXP 
•Get inspired from 
–Bas Vodde’s Certified Scrum Master Class 
–Henrik Kniberg’s Essence of Agile Class
Agile Games in Startup Workshops 
•SIPA Angel in The City 2013 (By Proteus) 
–LEGO Scrum – Startup Edition 
•SIPA Angel in The City 2014 (By Proteus) 
–Factory Game
Agile Games in Public Trainings 
•Kanban 101 (2014) 
–Flow Game 
–Lean 5S 
–Kanbanopoly
Agile Games in Student Workshops 
•Various 2013 Campus Visit (By Proteus) 
–Ball Point 
–Factory Game 
•SIPA BU Tourism Software 2014 
–Ball Point 
–Flow Game 
–Lean Startup Snow Flake 
–Kanban Game
Agile Games in Private Enterprise Trainings 
•An online insurance agent company (2013) (with K.Noom Sprint3r) 
–Kanban Pizza 
•A big telco go e- commerce (2014) 
–Flow Game 
–Name Writing 
•A big telco (2014) 
–Flow Game 
–Ball Point
4 Games we like 
•Snow Flake 
•Ball Point 
•Flow Game 
•Kanban Game
Lean Startup Snowflake Game 
•Learn 
–Lean Startup Concept 
•Pro 
–Craft/Software similarity, 
–Simulate Startup Situation 
•Con 
–Low Safety 
–Scaling Cost
Ball Point Game 
•Learn 
–Continuous Improvement 
•Pro 
–Super Fun 
–Obvious 
–Scalable 
•Con 
–Chaotic
Flow Game 
•Learn 
–Flow & WIP Limit 
•Pro 
–Easily visualize Complex and Abstract Concept 
–Sticky 
•Con 
–Take a while
Kanban Game 
•Learn 
–Kanban Concept 
•Pro 
–Visualize full software cycle 
–Strangely Fun 
•Con 
–A bit complex
Why Agile Game? 
•Best learning is Learning by Doing 
•Anyone can do it! 
•Fun!
THANK YOU

DIY Agile Training with Agile Game

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    D.I.Y. Agile Trainingwith Agile Games Kulawat Wongsaroj & Kamon Treetampinij 21 August 2014
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    10 Positive Emotionsin 60 Seconds •Joy สนุก •Relief โล่ง •Love รัก •Surprise ประหลาดใจ •Pride ภูมิใจ •Curiosity อยากรู้ •Excitement ตื่นเต้น •Awe & Wonder อึ้งทึ่ง •Contentment พอใจ •Creativity สร้างสรรค์
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    Who are we? Kulawat Wongsaroj MD & Agile Coach, Lean In Consulting Agile66 Co-Founder blogpom.com Kamon Treetampinij Consulting Agile Coach,Lean In Consulting Agile66 Co-Founder korn4d.com
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    Outlines •Warm-Up Game •Agility Today •Why Agile Game? •Sharing Our EXP
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    Agility Today •Everybodywants to adopt Agile •Many early adaptors –Certified Scrum Master Course –Agile Intro Course –Self-Taught
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    Agility Today •Cannotpush further in organization –Resistant to change –Limited external Agile coach –Cannot spread the knowledge and understanding
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    Layman Problem Youwant to spread the good things about Agile in your organization but •You are not the renowned Agile guru
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    Layman Problem Youwant to spread the good things about Agile in your organization but •You are not that funny Agile trainer who everyone loves
  • 10.
    Layman Problem Youwant to spread the good things about Agile in your organization but •You are not that inspiring Agile speaker who makes you feel good just to hear his voice
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    Layman Problem Youwant to spread the good things about Agile in your organization but •You are just a layman who want to teach Agile
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    Problem with classroomtraining http://www.alanmachinwork.net/Alan-Machin-s-Blog-July-2009
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    Foundation of Creativity& Innovation http://www.slideshare.net/michael.sahota/agile-games-2012-keynote-games-landscape-and-importance-of-play
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    Play is forOur Survival “you present those rats with a cat odor-saturated collar, they're hardwired to flee and hide. Pretty smart -- they don't want to get killed by a cat. So what happens? They both hide out. The non-players never come out -- they die.”
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    Layman Solution Doing Simulating Real Thing Game!
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    Game usage inAgile teaching 150 games!
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    Our EXP •Getinspired from –Bas Vodde’s Certified Scrum Master Class –Henrik Kniberg’s Essence of Agile Class
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    Agile Games inStartup Workshops •SIPA Angel in The City 2013 (By Proteus) –LEGO Scrum – Startup Edition •SIPA Angel in The City 2014 (By Proteus) –Factory Game
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    Agile Games inPublic Trainings •Kanban 101 (2014) –Flow Game –Lean 5S –Kanbanopoly
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    Agile Games inStudent Workshops •Various 2013 Campus Visit (By Proteus) –Ball Point –Factory Game •SIPA BU Tourism Software 2014 –Ball Point –Flow Game –Lean Startup Snow Flake –Kanban Game
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    Agile Games inPrivate Enterprise Trainings •An online insurance agent company (2013) (with K.Noom Sprint3r) –Kanban Pizza •A big telco go e- commerce (2014) –Flow Game –Name Writing •A big telco (2014) –Flow Game –Ball Point
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    4 Games welike •Snow Flake •Ball Point •Flow Game •Kanban Game
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    Lean Startup SnowflakeGame •Learn –Lean Startup Concept •Pro –Craft/Software similarity, –Simulate Startup Situation •Con –Low Safety –Scaling Cost
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    Ball Point Game •Learn –Continuous Improvement •Pro –Super Fun –Obvious –Scalable •Con –Chaotic
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    Flow Game •Learn –Flow & WIP Limit •Pro –Easily visualize Complex and Abstract Concept –Sticky •Con –Take a while
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    Kanban Game •Learn –Kanban Concept •Pro –Visualize full software cycle –Strangely Fun •Con –A bit complex
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    Why Agile Game? •Best learning is Learning by Doing •Anyone can do it! •Fun!
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