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London Java Community:Lego XP Game
Lego XP Game
Sam starts the session by splitting the group into five groups and explains how they will be applying agile and XP principles by building Lego. By doing so each group will experience how to apply Agile and XP principles rather than be told what it is.
However before the game is started a brief presentation is shown on XP, what it is, what the principles are and what the XP process looks like.
Each group is given an envelope to build something with explanations inside. Then they are given three minutes to go through the envelope and prioritize the tasks within them in proportion to the work required. The groups are then given another three minutes to estimate what they think they can complete in four minutes of Lego building time.
After the first two sessions the groups fetch their Lego blocks and are given four minutes to complete the tasks that they chose. Using the Agile and XP principles they applied to the planning of the project they build and see if they can produce the end product successfully.
After the four minutes Sam visits each table judging the end results and scores them according to what tasks they have completed versus the end product.
The benefits of Agile and XP planning and using their principles are quite evident when you see the end result of each groups completed job.
Sam closes off with a brief conclusion and takes questions and answers from the group about the experience and what they could have done differently.
ABOUT SAM NEWMAN
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Sam Newman is a Principal Consultant at ThoughtWorks, where he has been for over seven years. He has worked with a variety of companies in multiple domains, and currently runs the Cloud & Continuous Delivery Practices for Europe.
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ABOUT THE LONDON JAVA COMMUNITY
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The LJC is the Java User Group in London. It has over 3000 members and was founded in 2007 by Barry Cranford of RecWorks Ltd. The LJC is organised by a committee of passionate Java Enthusiasts.
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