Creating a Comic Book Using Agile Methods

Mishkin Berteig (Berteig Consulting Inc.)

Beginners Program · Planning

Wednesday, 08:30, 3 hours 30 minutes | Meeting Room 8

In this session, you will go through three mini-iterations of three "days" each as you work in small teams to create a comic book that tells the story of the Three Little Pigs. Each iteration will start with a brief planning session. At the end of each iteration there will be a quick debriefing. At the end of the session, a mini-retrospective will help you to reflect on the experience and articulate what you have learned. You will also have created an actual comic book (digital photos of the comics will be taken and distributed to all participants)!

This is a perfect experiential introduction to agile methods. Topics covered/experienced include timeboxing, planning, self-organizing teams, delivering value, prioritized work, dealing with unexpected change, team status meetings, refactoring, demos and retrospectives.

Mishkin Berteig is the co-founder of Berteig Consulting Inc. Mishkin Berteig leads, mentors, trains and coaches teams and organizations. Mishkin helps organizations become more effective by using methods such as Agile Work, Scrum and Lean. Mishkin believes that these methods present the best balance between chaos and bureaucracy; they allow human creativity to flourish in the service of tangible goals. Mishkin has served as a project manager, a senior consultant, a mentor, a methodology consultant, an instructor, a senior software architect and a team lead on various projects, mostly in the financial services industry, but also including education, healthcare, engineering, high-tech, oil and gas, and others. Mishkin has 15 years of professional experience. Mishkin publishes articles and thoughts about agile on Agile Advice - How and Why to Work Agile (www.agileadvice.com).