The Bottleneck Game: Discover ToC, Agile, Lean and Real Options through play

PascalVanCauwenberghe — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:05:05 +0000

To make lasting changes, we need to visualise the situation, understand the system, know how to improve it and work together. The Theory of Constraints tells us how to do all that.

In this game, we apply the “Five Focusing Steps” process improvement method from ToC. Step by step we use Agile, Lean and Real Options techniques to make our “work” more fun and productive.

After the simulation game, you’ll be able to apply these techniques to your work.

You’ll be able to use the open source “Bottleneck Game” to share these techniques with others.

Max. 60 players

The Lean Lego Game

dtsato — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:50:16 +0000

After revolutionizing the automobile industry, Lean principles have been applied to different knowledge areas, such as software development. However, many people haven’t been introduced to the concepts that made Lean successful. In this interactive session, the participants will work in a small Lego production line, experiencing the problems and applying Lean practices to overcome them. 8 to 20 participants, divided in 4 teams, will learn about: systems thinking, push vs. pull systems, waste, etc. We will also compare the production line scenario with the software development industry.

Agile 2009 - systems thinking

The Bottleneck Game: Discover ToC, Agile, Lean and Real Options through play

The Lean Lego Game