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Next challenge · November 2026

CampusBite: skip the lunch queue

Submit before November 25, 2026 · Sprint length: 2 weeks

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.

Stakeholders to interview

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.

Schedule

A new challenge every month. Click a month to see the scenario, the stakeholders and the dates.

How it works

1
Form your Scrum Team
One Product Owner, one Scrum Master and at least one Developer, 10 people at most. Invite your colleagues with a link.
2
Interview the stakeholders
Four AI stakeholders know what the product needs, and they don't always agree. You get 12 questions each, so ask the right ones.
3
Write the backlog and plan the Sprint
Turn what you learned into user stories with acceptance criteria. Estimate, order by value and plan your first Sprint with a clear Sprint Goal.
4
Submit and see how you rank
The Product Owner submits before the 25th. Results and personal feedback for every team follow early next month.

How teams are scored

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.

25%DiscoveryDid you uncover what the stakeholders need, including the hidden needs and the conflicts between them?
25%User storiesClear user, need and value. Small, independent, testable slices of user value.
15%Acceptance criteriaSpecific and testable, covering the rules and edge cases you heard.
20%Sprint Goal and orderingOne valuable Sprint Goal, and a backlog ordered by what matters most.
15%Sprint planPlausible estimates and a Sprint that fits your capacity.

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How it works

Form your Scrum Team

One Product Owner, one Scrum Master and at least one Developer, 10 people at most. Invite your colleagues with a link.

Interview the stakeholders

Four AI stakeholders know what the product needs, and they don't always agree. You get 12 questions each, so ask the right ones.

Write the backlog and plan the Sprint

Turn what you learned into user stories with acceptance criteria. Estimate, order by value and plan your first Sprint with a clear Sprint Goal.

Submit and see how you rank

The Product Owner submits before the 25th. Results and personal feedback for every team follow early next month.

How teams are scored

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.

25%DiscoveryDid you uncover what the stakeholders need, including the hidden needs and the conflicts between them?

25%User storiesClear user, need and value. Small, independent, testable slices of user value.

15%Acceptance criteriaSpecific and testable, covering the rules and edge cases you heard.

20%Sprint Goal and orderingOne valuable Sprint Goal, and a backlog ordered by what matters most.

15%Sprint planPlausible estimates and a Sprint that fits your capacity.