thelonious
Learn Agile Through Play
"The names have been changed to protect the innocent."
Most agile training explains the what before teams understand the why. Thelonious flips that — you play the concepts before you touch the tools.

Built by someone who has worked with every character in this cast.
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Kanban
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2
Scrum / ADO
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3
SAFe
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Thelonious AI DM
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Research Lab
● LIVE
Module 1 · Kanban
FLOW
Stop Starting · Start Finishing
Roll dice, manage capacity, pull work left. Experience why WIP limits matter and what "flow" actually feels like — before you ever open a tool.
Play now →
● LIVE
Module 2 · Scrum + ADO
SPRINT
Plan · Commit · Deliver
Planning poker, sprint commitments, velocity tracking, and Jordan the Stakeholder injecting work mid-sprint. Play Scrum before you configure ADO.
Play now →
● LIVE
Research Lab · Kanban + Sprint
LAB
Experiments · Papers · Deadlines
Built for academic research teams. Cluster contention, paper deadlines, 20-hour international student caps, and experiment failure. The sprint mechanics your lab never knew it needed.
Play now →
IN DEVELOPMENT
Module 3 · SAFe
SCALE
PI Planning · ARTs · Dependencies
Multiple teams, cross-team dependencies, Program Increment planning. The full SAFe experience without the PowerPoint deck.
Coming soon
THE CAST
These people work at your company.
The names have been changed to protect the innocent.
Jordan
Jordan
The Boss
David
David
The Seagull
Chad
Chad
The Verbalist
Suzanne
Suzanne
The Unifier
Jeremiah
Jeremiah
The Lone Wolf
Charlotte
Charlotte
The Bottleneck
Mark
Mark
Scrum Master
Cathy
Cathy
The TPM
Calvin
Calvin
The Calm One
Hobbes
Hobbes
The Philosopher
Margaret
Margaret
The Approver
Kate
Kate
The Escalator
Miller
Miller
The Minutes Guy
Marnie
Marnie
UX Lead
Laura
Laura
UX Designer
Mohammad
Mohammad
The Reviewer
Junaid
Junaid
The New Hire
George
George
Business Partner
Matt
Matt
Business Partner

Recommended Workshop Path

For teams adopting Azure DevOps
1

FLOW — 45 min  → play now

No tools, no terminology. Just capacity, WIP, and pull. Build the intuition that makes everything else make sense.

2

SPRINT — 60 min  → play now

Add sprint boundaries and planning poker. Watch Jordan inject mid-sprint chaos. Enable ADO mode to see exactly how each mechanic maps to an ADO screen.

3

Open ADO together — 30 min

Now open Azure DevOps with your team. The board makes sense. The WIP limits make sense. The sprint planning ceremony makes sense. Configure it together.