Agile vs. Traditional Project Management - A Game-based Experiment
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The popular “Ballpoint Game” was utilized to tackle the question, whether a superior project approach exists. Two different project approaches have been compared: quick iterations (as know from "agile" management) versus in-depth conceptualization (as known from "waterfall"). The 2-years-experiment involved more than 1,000 participants - and led to a surprising result! Check out http://overthefence.com.de for more. Over the Fence - Projects Newly Discovered
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Agile vs. Traditional Project Management - A Game-based Experiment
- 1. Agile CC by-sa overthefence.com.de FRANKY‘S FABULOUS FENCE GRILL >You kill‘em,we grill‘em< PRESENTS THE GREATEST FIGHT IN PROJECT HISTORY “The Waterfall” Traditional VS. DIRECT FROM RINGSIDE AT Meat ‘n Greet SLAUGHTERHOUSE ALL SEATS RESERVED STARTING €25DOORS ARE O P E N BERLIN IS THE PLACE 2013 2014 2015 *** RINGSIDE ONLY *** NO HOME TV *** NO RADIO *** CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 2. Agile vs. Traditional: An experiment to challenge project management approaches CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 3. The experiment 23 months 1,032 participants 42 nationalities 86 teams and 12,299 tennis balls CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 4. Before we start 4 the ballpoint game CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 5. Before we start 5 move as many ballsas possible CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 6. Before we start 6 in 2 minutes! CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 7. Before we start 7 rulesof play Ball must not touch floor Start point is end point Ball must have air time No ball to your direct neighbor Everybody must touch the ball CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 8. Before we start 8 let‘s build two teams CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 9. Before we start 9 let‘s try different approaches! CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 10. Before we start 10 Who wins, quick iterations or … CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 11. Before we start 11 ...in-depth planning? CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 12. Before we start 12 the case for team 1 PLAN RUN REVIEW RUN REVIEW RUN… 2 4 5 7 8 16min. estimate estimate five quick iterations CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 13. Before we start PLAN RUN 0 16min. estimate one plan that must be perfect the case for team 2 14 CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 14. Before we start 14 Repeating the rules … Move tennis balls As many as possible In two minutes Start point = end point (fill the empty basket) Balls must have air-time No ball to your direct neighbor Everybody must touch the ball CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 15. Before we start 15 let‘s battle! CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 16. One way to do it …
- 17. One of many alternatives …
- 18. Before we start 18 what‘s the result? CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 19. Team 1 always wins! >> After 16 minutes (Round 1): The team with the “iterative approach” wins 31 of 31 competitions (i.e. has moved more balls in 2 mins. than the other team) CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 20. Before we start 20 let‘s have a second round! CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 21. Before we start 21 let‘s swap approaches! CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 22. Before we start 22 Team 2 becomes agile PLAN RUN REVIEW RUN REVIEW RUN… 2 4 5 7 8 16min. estimate estimate five quick iterations CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 23. Before we start PLAN RUN 0 16min. estimate one plan that must be perfect Team 1 does in-depth planning 14 CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 24. Before we start Overview How the entire game was set-up CC by-sa overthefence.com.de 32 Min.0 16 Min. 1st Round 2nd Round „Team 1“ „Team 2“
- 25. Before we start 25 Guess, who wins after the 2nd round? CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 26. Tied game! >> After Round 1 and Round 2 the team which started with an “iterative approach” wins only 15 of 31 competitions; the other team wins in 16 cases. CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 27. Before we start 27 Final experiment … Does a pure “agile“ approach beat the combination of “agile“ and “traditional“? CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 28. Nope! CC by-sa overthefence.com.de Team B (Pure Approach) Iterative/Iterative In-depth/In-depth Iterative/Iterative In-depth/In-depth Iterative/Iterative In-depth/In-depth Iterative/Iterative In-depth/In-depth Iterative/Iterative In-depth/In-depth Iterative/Iterative In-depth/In-depth Team A (Combined Approach) Iterative/In-depth Iterative/In-depth Iterative/In-depth Iterative/In-depth Iterative/In-depth Iterative/In-depth In-depth/Iterative In-depth/Iterative In-depth/Iterative In-depth/Iterative In-depth/Iterative In-depth/Iterative Game # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Winner Combined (A) Combined (A) Combined (A) Combined (A) Combined (A) Combined (A) Combined (A) Combined (A) Combined (A) Combined (A) Combined (A) Combined (A)
- 29. Finding Combining approaches is superior to a single approach! CC by-sa overthefence.com.de
- 30. read the complete blogpost at overthefence.com.de