About
The Game
What the heck is ScrumTale?
What is ScrumTale?
ScrumTale is designed to teach the Scrum framework. It improves learning experience by simulating Agile product delivery while experiencing all Agile principles. This game is a perfect aid to practice all the elements of the Scrum framework: roles, events and artifacts.The players simulate Scrum teams writing a crime story simultaneously using Google Docs. Collaborative story writing is very similar to software production: you need to be creative and act as a team to deliver a product. You will also experience challenges with integration, quality and tools that are present during software development without the need of having a technical background. You can observe the mechanics of the Scrum during the stormy process of story writing.
The Gameplay
The workshop participants will be split into two teams and each person will be assigned with a Scrum role: Developer, Scrum Master, Product Owner or Chief Product Owner. The goal for each team will be to write the greatest crime tale ever using the Scrum framework. The product delivery will be split into three sprints. Within each sprint, the players will practice Scrum events: sprint planning, sprint review and retrospective.The product of the game is a Book. The Book consists of two Tales that are written by the Development Teams. Each Tale describes a different murder but all of them are linked together, both by the Detective’s character and by the common style.
The
Benefits
How will your organisation benefit from using ScrumTale simulation game
Practice
Scrum Framework
This game is a perfect aid to practice all the elements of the Scrum framework: roles, events and artifacts. ScrumTale takes you on an amazing trip where you will:
- Understand how each Scrum role contributes to the product development
- Observe how development processes and communication is reflected in the final product
- Experience continuous improvement process
- Practice Scrum scaling elements
Experience Iterative
Product Development
The product delivery will be split into three sprints, after which the teams will present the outcomes of their work, reflect on how the work was going along and plan the next sprint. ScrumTale helps you to practice Agile approach to product development:
- Customer collaboration
- Inspect & adapt
- Incremental delivery
- User Stories and Story mapping
- Minimal Viable Product (MVP)
- Value Driven Delivery
Build High Performing Teams
Playing ScrumTale with a team is a great team-building exercise. You will experience:
- Self-organization under time pressure
- Emergent leadership
- Team building phases: Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing
- Experimenting with XP techniques like: pair programming or refactoring
Watch
ScrumTale in action
Take a look at one of our workshops and listen the game authors and some of our customers sharing their experiences with ScrumTale
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Choose your option
ScrumTale Box
1 ScrumTale Box and access to Game Extensions
Includes step-by-step facilitation guide
Serves from 5 up to 17 people
One or two Scrum Teams in parallel
Access to online materials and game extensions
Unlimited workshop goals
Language extension packs available in: German, Polish, Czech, Italian.
ScrumTale Online Edition
ScrumTale Online Edition and access to Game Extensions
- Easy template integration with your Miro board
- The same game setup and number of participants like in the Box version
- Already integrated with game extensions
Read more about Scrumtale Online Edition
Commercial Licenses
Personal Commercial License is dedicated for a single trainer and allow for using ScrumTale for commercial trainings.
Corporate Commercial License is dedicated for large training agencies. This license covers all trainers in the company. Contact us to request individual conditions and quote.
What's in
The Box
ScrumTale game box includes all the necessary elements to run the workshop up to 17 people - two scrum teams simultaneously!
Game Boards
In the box you will find two game boards which unfold to 888mm x 500mm.
Event Cards
The Event Cards will guide you through the game, explaining each and every step of the game and Scrum framework.
DoD Cards
Definition of Done sets a common understanding of what criteria need to be met for the Stories and the Plots.
Author’s notes
The map of all story characters and events will be a scaffolding for your story.
User Story cards
25 User Story cards describe story plots that need to be implemented in the book.
Role Cards
These cards describe roles and responsibilities in ScrumTale: Scrum Master, Product Owner, Chief Produc Owner and Development Team.
Facilitation Guide
In the box you will find a step-by-step guide of how to setup the game and facilitate it. You will be able to access online materials after registering you game. Postit notes and markers are also included.
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Workshops and Trainings
We offer a few event options for various groups of our customers.
Find out one which suits your needs.
Facilitation Training
Sign-up and feel comfortable running your first workshop
This 2h online session hosted by the game authors is a great opportunity to get a deeper understanding of ScrumTale.
Understand an unique value of this simulation
Learn to facilitate a ScrumTale workshop
Complementary Scrum training materials are included
Includes a Q&A session
Become Professional ScrumTale Trainer
Dedicated to trainers and consultants
Start using ScrumTale and make your Scrum trainings super powerful. Became Professional ScrumTale Trainer and join our trainers community.
- Full day event
- Learn facilitation tips&tricks from game authors
- ScrumTale Box included
- Complementary Scrum training materials included
- Trainer profile publication (for commercial license holders)
Contact us if you host Professional ScrumTale Training.
Order a dedicated Training
Designed for teams, product people and managers
Experience Scrum and Agile product development. Go beyond Scrum and use this simulation for team building, team kick-off or to teach iterative product development techniques.
- Closed session
- Experienced ScrumTale facilitator
- All needed materials provided
- Offsite or onsite event
- Adjusted to your learning goals, team experience level and audience
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