Agile playground - Navigating Change Through Continuous experimentation by Stefan Stojković

Exciting journey into the world of agile game development, where creativity meets efficiency. In this session, we will explore the dynamic realm of tailor-made approaches for crafting engaging and enjoyable products. Stefan will introduce the concept of fast experimentation cycles in the Agile Playground telling the story of a Team that produced one of the most popular games in the world

Goal of the session:
Understanding the importance of experimentation. Getting to know practices that help with experimenting and something to try after a session with their teams.

1. AGILEAGILE
PLAYGROUNDPLAYGROUND
NavIgatIng Change Through
ContInuous experImentatIon

2. ABOUT MEABOUT ME
STEFAN STOJKOVICSTEFAN STOJKOVIC
CHANGECHANGE
AGENTAGENT
PROJ MAN.PROJ MAN.
PROG MAN.PROG MAN.
TEAM LEADTEAM LEAD
COACHCOACH
TRAINERTRAINER
SPEAKERSPEAKER
GAMEGAME
PRODUCERPRODUCER
BUSINESSBUSINESS
AGILITYAGILITY
LEAN CHANGE AND MANAGEMENTLEAN CHANGE AND MANAGEMENT
3.0 TRAINER ; LEGO SERIOUS3.0 TRAINER ; LEGO SERIOUS
PLAY FACILITATOR | GAMEPLAY FACILITATOR | GAME
PRODUCER, FUTURIST.COACHPRODUCER, FUTURIST.COACH

3. HOW GAME ENDS?HOW GAME ENDS?
Strong
Team
Great
Product
Tech
Excellence

4. ULTIMATE GOAL?ULTIMATE GOAL?
?

5. ULTIMATE GOAL?ULTIMATE GOAL?
?
VISIONVISION
GOALGOAL

6. REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS
PROCESSES/TECHPROCESSES/TECH
PEOPLEPEOPLE
GO TO
WWW.MENTI.COM
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7. REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS
PROCESSES/TECHPROCESSES/TECH
PEOPLEPEOPLE
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WWW.MENTI.COM
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8. MYSTERY GAMEMYSTERY GAME

9. WHAT WEWHAT WE
NEED?NEED?
TEAMTEAM
TOOLSTOOLS
PLAYGROUNDPLAYGROUND
Programmers, Artists, TA, UX/UI, CA,GD, PO, PM...
Engine, Animation, Project management,
Space, time, environment...

10. PLAYGROUNDPLAYGROUND
PRACTICEPRACTICE
TOOLTOOL
METHODMETHOD
IDEAIDEA

11. PLAYGROUNDPLAYGROUND
PRACTICEPRACTICE
TOOLTOOL
METHODMETHOD
IDEAIDEA
UNITY CO-LOCATED TEAM PUZZLE GENRE
PRO’S BEST IN CLASS DATA INFORMED

12. PLAYGROUNDPLAYGROUND
PRACTICEPRACTICE
TOOLTOOL
METHODMETHOD
IDEAIDEA

13. PLAYGROUNDPLAYGROUND
PRACTICEPRACTICE
TOOLTOOL
METHODMETHOD
IDEAIDEA
WE
HYPOTHESIZE
THAT BY
<IMPLEMENTING
THIS OPTION>

14. PLAYGROUNDPLAYGROUND
PRACTICEPRACTICE
TOOLTOOL
METHODMETHOD
IDEAIDEA
WE
HYPOTHESIZE
THAT BY
<IMPLEMENTING
THIS OPTION>
WE WILL
<SOLVE THIS
PROBLEM>

15. PLAYGROUNDPLAYGROUND
PRACTICEPRACTICE
TOOLTOOL
METHODMETHOD
IDEAIDEA
WE
HYPOTHESIZE
THAT BY
<IMPLEMENTING
THIS OPTION>
WHICH
CONTRIBUTES TO
<PROGRESSING IN
THIS>
WE WILL
<SOLVE THIS
PROBLEM>

16. PLAYGROUNDPLAYGROUND
PRACTICEPRACTICE
TOOLTOOL
METHODMETHOD
IDEAIDEA
WE
HYPOTHESIZE
THAT BY
<IMPLEMENTING
THIS OPTION>
WHICH
CONTRIBUTES TO
<PROGRESSING IN
THIS>
WE WILL
<SOLVE THIS
PROBLEM>
AS MEASURED
BY
<THIS
MEASUREMENT>

17. PLAYGROUNDPLAYGROUND
PRACTICEPRACTICE
TOOLTOOL
METHODMETHOD
IDEAIDEA
EXPERIMENTEXPERIMENT

18. PLAYGROUNDPLAYGROUND
EXPERIMENTEXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT PASSEDEXPERIMENT PASSED
EXPERIMENT NOT PASSEDEXPERIMENT NOT PASSED
PRACTICEPRACTICE
TOOLTOOL
METHODMETHOD
IDEAIDEA

19. PLAYGROUNDPLAYGROUND
EXPERIMENTEXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT PASSEDEXPERIMENT PASSED
EXPERIMENT NOT PASSEDEXPERIMENT NOT PASSED
PRACTICEPRACTICE
TOOLTOOL
METHODMETHOD
IDEAIDEA

20. AFTERAFTER
EXPERIMENTEXPERIMENT
IS DONEIS DONE
PAUSEPAUSE PIVOTPIVOT PURSUEPURSUE

21. AFTERAFTER
EXPERIMENTEXPERIMENT
IS DONEIS DONE
INSPECTINSPECT
ADAPTADAPT
PAUSEPAUSE PIVOTPIVOT PURSUEPURSUE

22. REDUCE UNCERTAINTYREDUCE UNCERTAINTY
WHEREWHEREWHERE
WHATWHATWHAT
HOWHOWHOW
VISUALVISUALVISUAL

23. LETS STARTLETS START
GOALGOAL
TO DOTO DO

24. LETS STARTLETS START
GOALGOAL
TO DOTO DO
COMMONCOMMON
GOALGOAL

25. WHO IS DOING WHAT,WHO IS DOING WHAT,
WHEN, WITH WHOM?WHEN, WITH WHOM?

26. COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION
COLLABORATIONCOLLABORATION
WHO IS DOING WHAT,WHO IS DOING WHAT,
WHEN, WITH WHOM?WHEN, WITH WHOM?

27. WE NEED A PLAN!WE NEED A PLAN!
?
IN PROGRESS DONETO DO
?
?

28. CLARIFICATIONCLARIFICATION
READYREADY
ININ
DISCUSSIONDISCUSSIONSELECTEDSELECTED

29. CLARIFICATIONCLARIFICATION
REFINEMENTREFINEMENT
PRIORITYPRIORITY
READYREADY
ININ
DISCUSSIONDISCUSSIONSELECTEDSELECTED

30. LETS MEASURELETS MEASURE
READY UI DEV TESTING
DONE

31. LETS MEASURELETS MEASURE
READY UI DEV TESTING
DONE
TRANSPARENCYTRANSPARENCY
VISUALIZATIONVISUALIZATION

32. STATE AFTERSTATE AFTER
READY UI DEV TESTING
DONE

33. STATE AFTERSTATE AFTER
READY UI DEV TESTING
DONE
INSPECTINSPECT
ADAPTADAPT

34. CAN WE PLAY?CAN WE PLAY?

35. 1 MAN1 MAN

36. HELPINGHELPING

37. HELPINGHELPING
RETROSPECTRETROSPECT
COMMON GOALCOMMON GOAL

38. FULL SPEED AHEADFULL SPEED AHEAD

39. WAR GAMEWAR GAME

40. WAR GAMEWAR GAME
REVIEWREVIEW
DEMODEMO

41. SPLITTING GAMESPLITTING GAME
LL
MM
SS

42. SPLITTING GAMESPLITTING GAME
LL
MM
SS
ALIGMENTALIGMENT
SIZINGSIZING

43. FUN IS THEREFUN IS THERE

44. FUN IS THEREFUN IS THERE

45. IS IT REALLY THERE?IS IT REALLY THERE?

46. IS IT REALLY THERE?IS IT REALLY THERE?
FEEDBACKFEEDBACK
CUSTOMER-CENTRICCUSTOMER-CENTRIC

47. T-П SHAPINGT-П SHAPING
T
T
TATA
ANIMATIONANIMATION
П
П
CACA UIUI
TATA

48. T-П SHAPINGT-П SHAPING
T
T
TATA
ANIMATIONANIMATION
П
П
CACA UIUI
TATA
KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE
IMPROVEMENTIMPROVEMENT

49. WHAT WEWHAT WE
CONCLUDED ASCONCLUDED AS
A TEAM?A TEAM?

50. 1
WHAT DO YOU SEE?WHAT DO YOU SEE?
5
4
3
2

51. WHAT DO YOU SEE?WHAT DO YOU SEE?

52. WHAT DO YOU SEE?WHAT DO YOU SEE?

53. WHAT DO YOU SEE?WHAT DO YOU SEE?
VISUALVISUAL

54. OUR WOWOUR WOW
TRANSPARENCY + METRICSTRANSPARENCY + METRICS
ALIGMENT + ADAPTABILITYALIGMENT + ADAPTABILITY
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT + BIG PICTURECONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT + BIG PICTURE

55. GAMEGAME
CHANGERSCHANGERS
FEEDBACKFEEDBACK
COMMON GOALCOMMON GOAL
AUTOMATIZATIONAUTOMATIZATION
MOB PROGRAMMINGMOB PROGRAMMING
DELEGATIONDELEGATION
DEPENDECIES MAPPINGDEPENDECIES MAPPING
T-П SHAPINGT-П SHAPING
RETROSPECTIVERETROSPECTIVE
WORKING AGREEMENTSWORKING AGREEMENTS
CO-CREATIONCO-CREATION
PERSPECTIVE MAPPINGPERSPECTIVE MAPPING
VISUALISATIONVISUALISATION
CONTINUAL ALIGNMENTCONTINUAL ALIGNMENT
EXPERIMENTATIONEXPERIMENTATION

56. HOW HARD ITHOW HARD IT
WAS TOWAS TO
ESTABLISHESTABLISH
SOME OFSOME OF
THOSE GAMETHOSE GAME
CHANGERS ANDCHANGERS AND
WHAT WAS THEWHAT WAS THE
IMPACT?IMPACT?
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57. PARALLELPARALLEL
DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT
DESIGNDESIGNCODECODE
ASSETSASSETS
COMMITCOMMIT
INTEGRATEINTEGRATE
TESTTEST
TUNETUNE
DESIGNDESIGN
CODECODE
ANDAND
ASSETSASSETS
COMMITCOMMIT
ANDAND
INTEGRATEINTEGRATE
TESTTEST
ANDAND
TUNETUNE
SEQUENTIAL DEVELOPMENTSEQUENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
PARALLELPARALLEL DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

58. PHASESPHASES
CONCEPTCONCEPT
PRE-PRODPRE-PROD
PRODPROD
POST-PRODPOST-PROD

59. CONCEPTCONCEPT
PRE-PRODPRE-PROD
PRODPROD
POST-PRODPOST-PROD
PHASESPHASES
RESEARCH, BRAINSTORMINGS WITH CLEARRESEARCH, BRAINSTORMINGS WITH CLEAR
GOALS, SHORT TIMEBOXES, OPTIONS,GOALS, SHORT TIMEBOXES, OPTIONS,
ALIGMENT, VISION, PROTOTYPINGALIGMENT, VISION, PROTOTYPING

60. CONCEPTCONCEPT
PRE-PRODPRE-PROD
PRODPROD
POST-PRODPOST-PROD
PHASESPHASES
INCREMENTS, TIMEBOXES, RELEASES,INCREMENTS, TIMEBOXES, RELEASES,
FEATURES, SETTING-UP, RELEASE GOALS,FEATURES, SETTING-UP, RELEASE GOALS,
FINDING THE FUN, PLAYTESTINGFINDING THE FUN, PLAYTESTING

61. CONCEPTCONCEPT
PRE-PRODPRE-PROD
PRODPROD
POST-PRODPOST-PROD
PHASESPHASES
ASSETS PRODUCTION, PIPELINEASSETS PRODUCTION, PIPELINE
IMPROVEMENT, KANBANISH, LEVELSIMPROVEMENT, KANBANISH, LEVELS
PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION

62. CONCEPTCONCEPT
PRE-PRODPRE-PROD
PRODPROD
POST-PRODPOST-PROD
PHASESPHASES
TUNING, POLISHING, KANBAN, EVENTS...TUNING, POLISHING, KANBAN, EVENTS...

63. PHASESPHASES
CONCEPTCONCEPT
PRE-PRODPRE-PROD
PRODPROD
POST-PRODPOST-PROD
RESEARCHRESEARCH
PROTOTYPINGPROTOTYPING
ASSETS PRODASSETS PROD
POLISHINGPOLISHING

64. BIGGERBIGGER
PICTUREPICTURE

65. BIGGERBIGGER
PICTUREPICTURE

66. BIGGERBIGGER
PICTUREPICTURE

67. BIGGERBIGGER
PICTUREPICTURE

68. BIGGERBIGGER
PICTUREPICTURE

69. BIGGERBIGGER
PICTUREPICTURE

70. WHAT TOOLSWHAT TOOLS
ANDAND
PRACTICESPRACTICES
HELPED US?HELPED US?

71. VALUE STREAMVALUE STREAM
BRAINSTORMBRAINSTORMSPECIFICATIONSPECIFICATIONREFINEMENT &REFINEMENT &
PLANNINGPLANNING
DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTDEPLOYMENTDEPLOYMENT
1 DAY1 DAY 1 DAY1 DAY 3 DAYS3 DAYS2 WEEKS2 WEEKS3 DAYS3 DAYS

72. VALUE STREAMVALUE STREAM
VISUAL
SMITH & REINERTSEN POPULARIZED THE TERM “FUZZY FRONT END” IN 1991 TO REFER
TO THE PERIOD FROM WHEN AN IDEA OR OPPORTUNITY IS FIRST REVEALED, TO WHEN A
TEAM IS ASSEMBLED TO START WORK ON REALIZING THE IDEA.
FUZZY
FRONT END

73. USER STORIESUSER STORIES
As a Player, I
want to GET
EXITED ONCE I
CLEAR THE
LINE
As a Player, I
want to SEE
ANIMATION OF
LINE BEING
CLEARED
As a Player, I
want to SEE
SOUND WHEN
LINE IS BEING
CLEARED

74. STORYSTORY
MAPPINGMAPPING
1ST1ST
ITERATIONITERATION
FEATUREFEATURE
2ND2ND
ITERATIONITERATION
3RD3RD
ITERATIONITERATION

75. COORDINATIONCOORDINATION

76. CHAPTERSCHAPTERS
CREATIONCREATION

77. DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

78. CAN YOUCAN YOU
GUESS HOWGUESS HOW
LONG IT TOOKLONG IT TOOK
US TO DO ALLUS TO DO ALL
OF THIS?OF THIS?
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79. XP
CI/CD
IteratIons
Increments
DelegatIon poker
HeIjunka
Cycle tIme
Throughput
WIP
Value stream
mappIng
AT THE END WE USED A LOT OF THINGS BUT WE HAVEN’T REARLYAT THE END WE USED A LOT OF THINGS BUT WE HAVEN’T REARLY
PRONOUNCED ANY OF THESE WORDS:PRONOUNCED ANY OF THESE WORDS:
Kanban
AgIle
Lean
DoD
DoR
AC
Story mapping
Scrum
LIberatIng
structures
Lean Change

80. THANK YOU FORTHANK YOU FOR
PLAYING WITH US!PLAYING WITH US!

81. I WOULDI WOULD
APPRICIATEAPPRICIATE
YOUR FEDBACKYOUR FEDBACK
LET'S CONNECTLET'S CONNECT
BEFORE NEXTBEFORE NEXT
GAMEGAME