I’m not a bottleneck, I’m a free man!
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.
Simulation Length Total Contents
15’ 15’ Set up the simulation and explain the rules
5’ 20’ Game iteration 1
15’ 35’ Analyse iteration 1 and select improvements for the next iteration
5’ 40’ Game iteration 2
15’ 55’ Analyse iteration 2 and select improvements for the next iteration
5’ 60’ Game iteration 3
15’ 75’ Analyse iteration 3 and review the Five Focusing Steps
15’ 90’ The Sixth and Seventh Focusing Steps and applying this in the “real world”
The game description and its materials can be downloaded
This game is part of the Agile Games Day
