In The Scrum Games, Scrum Teams from different companies take on the same product challenge every month. Interview the stakeholders, turn what you learn into user stories and plan your first Sprint. The best team wins.
Next challenge · November 2026
Submit before November 25, 2026 · Sprint length: 2 weeks
No teams yet: be the first!
Students and staff queue for up to 25 minutes at lunch. Northfield's catering wants an app to order ahead and pick up at a set time. Interview the four stakeholders, write the Product Backlog as user stories with acceptance criteria, estimate them, and plan the first Sprint with a clear Sprint Goal.
Linda Okafor
Head of Facilities (sponsor)
Responsible for the canteens and their budget.
Pieter Jansen
Head Chef
Runs the kitchen of the Library canteen.
Yusuf Demir
Student Union representative
Speaks for 20,000 students.
Grace Liu
IT & Finance lead
Owns the campus card and payment systems.
A new challenge every month. Click a month to see the scenario, the stakeholders and the dates.
From forming your team to the ranking in four steps.
Step 1
One Product Owner, one Scrum Master and at least one Developer, 10 people at most. Invite your colleagues with a link.
Step 2
Four AI stakeholders know what the product needs, and they don't always agree. You get 12 questions each, so ask the right ones.
Like a real Sprint, every role has its own job. Everyone asks the stakeholders questions and writes user stories.
Product Owner
Scrum Master
Developer
Claude, an AI model, scores every submission against this rubric and writes feedback for the team. We review the scores before the results are published.
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Step 3
Turn what you learned into user stories with acceptance criteria. Estimate, order by value and plan your first Sprint with a clear Sprint Goal.
Step 4
The Product Owner submits before the 25th. Results and personal feedback for every team follow early next month.
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