Day 3 - Lego Game and Open Space
Today we played the lego game in class. For those of you unfamiliar with the lego game, it is a game that shows how an agile team functions by having team members work on a project for a client. In our case, we were making an animal. We had to create an animal based on client requirements and deploy functional parts for testing in each iteration...needless to say I think we did pretty well in teamwork and communication, and here is the result!
We then had some open spaces where we talked about topics interesting to us. One of our trainers, Johnathan helped me setup an open space to talk about relationships in consulting and we discussed some interesting things, such as using NLP techniques for persuasive power, professionalism, and how cultures define relationships.
Sumeet had a great open space about Social Responsibility, which ThoughtWorks is a HUGE supporter of (and why I love this company! Check out their awesome values!) The three organizations we talked about were: Parikrma, Sukrupa, and 350.org. You should check them out!
Day 4 (Today) - Getting down to business!
This morning we had some usual games and activities, and in the afternoon we really got down to business! We really got a sense of the Business Analyst role in the upcoming project we will be working on - ThoughtWorks Chronicles (I will explain this project more later). Tomorrow we will be meeting the client (Summet wearing a hat) in order to gather information and project requirements so that we can start writing stories for our developers. It's going to be hard work and a lot of fun!
I am currently in one of the TWU offices in Bangalore working on some homework.
Recap - TWU Day 2
I meant to upload this video earlier, but had a lot of trouble with internet speed. Damon and I rode in a rickshaw on the second day of TWU....here is the fantastic video of traffic in India!
I love riding in the Rickshaw
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