Games to Get Started in Management 3.0:
Delegation Poker
Duration
45 Minutes
Participants
Project team - 3 to 7 people per group
Goals
- Building an agile delegation process according to the context.
- Building a team delegation board in order to visualize the level of employee delegation.
Materials
- 1 “Delegation Poker” card game per participant
- Sticky notes
- Markers
- Board/paperboard
Rules
- The team must reach a consensus
- Half points are not allowed
Prerequisites
- Draw a table with 8 columns (1 for the tasks and 7 others for the 7 levels of delegation) and 5 to 10 rows.
How to Play
I explain the 7 levels of delegation to the participants and ask them to suggest a list of actions to be delegated.
A participant selects a topic from the list and presents it to the others. Each player chooses from his deck of cards the one that reflects his approach to the proposed case. He then places the card face down in front of him.
Once all the cards have been played, the players turn over their cards all together and at the same time.
I ask the players who have chosen the smallest and largest levels of delegation to explain their choices.
Steps 1 to 3 are repeated until consensus is reached.
Educational Conclusion
Discussions generate debate and allow players to clarify their positions. Consensus is reached.
