This document summarizes a workshop on escaping from Earth presented at the PMI EMEA Congress 2018. The workshop aims to illustrate the differences between waterfall and adaptive planning approaches through a board game where participants work together to build a starship within time and budget constraints. The game can be played in either a classic or agile format. In the classic format, teams take turns executing phases and managing risks. In the agile format, teams work in sprints to develop user stories, negotiate increments, and track progress using story points. The workshop is designed to take 2.5 hours and compare traditional and agile project approaches through an engaging simulated mission.

1. Possible Misssion: Escape from Earth!
May, 8th 2018| 9:00 – 12:00
Miquel Rodríguez, Consultancy Director; Netmind
Santi Alcaide, CEO; Play To Growth
PMI® EMEA Congress 2018
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3. Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this workshop, attendees will be able to:
(1) illustrate waterfall versus adaptive planning;
(2) describe the benefits of good program management;
(3) demonstrate the practice of Earned Value Method.
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4. Quick Introduction

5. The story
• The year is 2117. Earth is in danger….
• The planet became hostile to human life some years ago, and
scientists believe that in a few years it will no longer be inhabitable.
• The future of humanity is therefore at stake. The only option is to
leave Earth in search of somewhere else that will accommodate the
human race and other species.

6. Mission
• Build a starship (Data, Science, Life&Health, Supply)
• Objectives
– Time: 12 quarters (+- 12 weeks) / sprints.
– Cost: 42 million euros.
– Quality: 39 points.

7. Quick rules
• Buy / Set / Mount
• Every piece must be set or mounted side by side a mounted piece.
– First piece is cockpit.
• Classic
– Buy / Set / Mount: 1 movement
• Agile:
– Buy: 3 story points
– Set: 2 story points
– Mount: 1 story point + piece cost
Buy
Set
Mount

8. Materials - I
Board
Pieces
Picture
Mission Execution Details

9. Materials - II
Classic Edition
Planning sheet
Events / Contingency cards
Agile Edition
Product
backlog
Events / Epics cards
Sprint
backlog

10. Turn / Sprint
Classic
Team leader + Team
• Previous:
– Global Plan.
– Risk plan.
– Phase plan.
– Prototype.
• Turn:
– Pickup Event card.
– Execute turn.
– Report.
Agile
Product Owner + Development team
• Previous:
– Prototype.
• Sprint:
– Pickup Epic card.
– Detail user stories in Product Backlog.
– Negotiate product increment.
– Detail sprint plan.
– Pickup Event card.
– Execute sprint.
– Report.
– Sprint review:
• Quality check.
– Increase Velocity?

11. Express Version Rules
Classic Edition
• 10 execution
movements per turn.
• 7 management
movements per phase.
– Audit / Report /
Replan
• 2 events per turn.
Agile Edition
• 24 story points per sprint in the
beginning
– +4 sp if product increment
achieved.
• 2 events per sprint. (except
sprint 1, only one Event).
• 2 epics per sprint.

12. Introduction
• 20 minutes.
• Understanding.
• Prototyping.
Game playing
• 2:00 hours.
• 20 minutes per
turn / sprint x 6.
Closing
• 30 minutes.
Express Version Timetable

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