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Ralph Hofman  
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 More options Jul 16 2012, 8:34 am
From: Ralph Hofman <ralph.hof...@blinklane.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:34:58 +0200
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Subject: Kanban game
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Hi All,

Any tips for an alround Kanban game? I am looking for a (easy) game that demonstrates all aspects of Kanban.

Thanks, Ralph


 
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Lucas Videla  
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 More options Jul 16 2012, 11:33 am
From: Lucas Videla <videla.lu...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:33:09 -0300
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This is the official one, but it's a little bit expensive:

http://www.getkanban.com/

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Mark Levison  
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 More options Jul 16 2012, 11:59 am
From: Mark Levison <m...@mlevison.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:59:00 -0400
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On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Lucas Videla <videla.lu...@gmail.com>wrote:

> This is the official one, but it's a little bit expensive:

> http://www.getkanban.com/

Official?? That seems like an odd claim.

Tastycupcakes.org has a good selection of games.

Please help us understand more about your goal:
- Who is the audience?
- Do they understand WIP and the value of small batch size? If not see the
lean penny game
- ....

Help us understand more about your goal and your people.

Cheers
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Lucas Videla  
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From: Lucas Videla <videla.lu...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:03:16 -0300
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Subject: Re: [AgileGames] Kanban game
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Hi! That's not my game, sorry! :)
I just posted an URL to see an example of how is a nice game
to learn kanban concepts.

I don't get any money selling this, of course, but it's the game
with which one I've learned that from David Anderson.
It's a simulation on the production line of a software factory,
with many events during the game so that you should move
your resources and get the most productivity from the team.

I suppose there should be other games too! Just a reference :)

Cheers!

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Mark Levison  
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 More options Jul 16 2012, 12:12 pm
From: Mark Levison <m...@mlevison.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:12:51 -0400
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<soapbox>
I guess my point is that David Anderson is no more the "official" source of
Kanban that Jeff and Ken are of Scrum. In all cases they're a good source
ideas, but they're not the official source of anything.

This rant is just part of my ongoing campaign, we've had enough of thought
leaders and gurus:
http://agilepainrelief.com/notesfromatooluser/2011/05/agile-gurus-or-...
-
I think we learn far more when we stop looking for the official sources and
start looking for good tools for a given context.

</soapbox>

Cheers
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Alan Dayley  
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 More options Jul 16 2012, 12:17 pm
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Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:17:37 -0700
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The Kanban Pizza Game is a good start:
http://www.agile42.com/en/training/kanban-pizza-game/

Alan

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Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:24:40 +0200
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Hi Ralph,

I use the name game from Henrik Kniberg (http://jonjagger.blogspot.de/2010/03/henrik-knibergs-name-game.html) to introduce the core Kanban concepts. After the very fun (and surprising!) game you can easily explain WIP limits and cycle time....

Best regards,

cr

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Morgan Ahlström  
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Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:29:11 +0200
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There are a bunch of nice games showing the virtues of limiting WIP and
some other aspects (Dot game, Rows-Columns exercise, GetKanban) but I'm not
sure that I've seen any game displaying the lasting effects of Kanban as a
tool/method/whatever for process improvement. However, I think that the
Bottleneck game (http://www.agilecoach.net/coach-tools/bottleneck-game/)
teaching the five focusing steps is a step in the right direction.

BR

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Mark Levison  
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Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:04:55 -0400
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On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Alan Dayley <aday...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The Kanban Pizza Game is a good start:
> http://www.agile42.com/en/training/kanban-pizza-game/

I've tried but not successfully run the pizza game. That hints it might be
worth practicing before running live.

When disaster struck I fell back on the airplane game.

Cheers
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From: Eric Willeke <eric.will...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:08:22 -0400
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I'm a recent fan of the pizza game. Definitely worth running through once
or twice to get a feel for what you'll say, but the game's pretty effective
overall.

E


 
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From: Timofey Yevgrashyn <yevgras...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:52:57 +0300
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Hi

On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 7:17 PM, Alan Dayley <aday...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The Kanban Pizza Game is a good start:
> http://www.agile42.com/en/training/kanban-pizza-game/

I'll join the comment about using Kanban Pizza simulation. I've done it
several times and with big audience (up to 40 participants).
Of course, results depends on what are you going to teach your group. For
me personally this game helped to teach participants following:
1. Show the use of Pull system
2. Point the waste in production and ways to optimize it
3. Practically learn Kanban principles (Visualization, WIP, Optimization
based on measurements)
4. Teach people to start with the situation they have have in hands and
improve it

Definitely worth playing if you have enough time.

BTW, there is a good presentation on SlideShare by Ralf Kruse - the author
of the game. And I'm sure you can get in touch with him to get some hints
on facilitation. Or don't hesitate contacting me also.

Timofey Yevgrashyn,

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Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:29:50 +0200
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Hi Ralph,

Even though there are a lot of nice games about aspects of Kanban, I
have to go with Lucas.
The GetKanban game is absolutely the game to learn about the Kanban
System. (The Kanban method is more difficult to grasp in a game)
It touches things like: WIP Limits, pull system/behavior, Cycle time
and the impact on value, metrics, variability, time constraint
resources, traditional management, etc.

I have a few at the office (version 2 and version 3).
You can download all the necessary files to play version 2 for free
from the site.
But if you want to play version 3 you'll have to buy it or ask me (or
someone else) for a favor ;-)
Depending on where and when I would love to run the GetKanban game
version 3 with you.
In version 3 there are three play modes:
- quick play (about 60-90 minutes of playtime)
- Standard play (about 120-150 minutes)
- Advanced play (minimum of 180 minutes)
So depending on your audience and the time available you can pick one of them.

If you want to do a workshop about Kanban and highlight specific
things with smaller games than the other suggestions might be better.
(pull,WIP)
If you want to run a a few hours of near-reality Kanban for knowledge
work the GetKanban game is a good choice.

Cheers,
Maarten Hoppen
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Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:14:12 -0700 (PDT)
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I fully agree with Morgan, the Bottleneck game is great. It focus on the
Theory of Constraint (TOC).
You have also the Name game that focus more on multitasking and the Ball
point game about iteration and retrospectives.

Fred

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