ChristinasKanbanSimulation

Implementing kanban simulation

game
Round:
Planned Analysis Develop Test Deploy
01 02 03 04 05 WIP: - WIP: - WIP: - WIP: -
06 07 08 09 10 Dice: 2 Dice: 4 Dice: 2 Dice: 1
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20

(print on A3)

Goal: Deliver as much business value as possble in 20 rounds • Twice in the game, the dice
Each round: can be redistributed over the
1. Business Representative marks the current round number columns. This has to be done
2. Business Representative adds one or more story cards to the Planned column at the start of a round
3. Analyst pulls cards to his column • The team can change the WIP
4. Analyst notes the start round on each newly pulled card (Work In Progress) limits per
5. Analyst throws dice and marks the dice score on the cards column for the number of
6. Developer pulls cards to his column (for finished Analysis only) stories in this column. This has
7. Developer throws dice and marks the dice score on the cards to be done at the start of a
8. Tester pulls cards to his column (for finished Development only) round
Changed 9. Tester throws dice and marks the dice score on the cards
Dice 10. Deployer pulls cards to his column (for finished Testing only)
11. Deployer throws dice and marks the dice score on the cards
Once 12. Deployer notes the start round on the cards for deployed cards
13. Business Representative calculates business value for deployed cards
Twice
1. Within 4 rounds:100%, 5 rounds:75%, 6 rounds: 50%, later 0%

Based on: http://xtinaq.wiki.zoho.com/ChristinasKanbanGame.html