From the course: Agile Foundations
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The Penny Game
- Most of us cling to the notion that if we could just focus on our work in a quiet office all by ourselves, we'd be much more productive. The problem is, is that you're actually right, but most organizations aren't just one individual. You as an individual probably would be much more productive just working on your own tasks. But as a team overall, you'd actually be less productive. You probably don't believe me, and that's why I love the penny game. To start the game, you arrange several people around the table. These people represent members of a team or even different functional areas. Each team member has their own batch of work. To keep things simple, this work is just a flip pennies. Each team member flips pennies two at a time, then passes them to a coworker. To monitor the team's progress, you can record how long it takes each person to finish their work and how long it takes for the customer to get their first glance of the product and when it's finished. I usually run the…
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