On 1 Jun 2007, at 02:00, Owen Thomas wrote: [snip] ... [snip] I've found an XP-ish co-located team to be the absolutely best working experiences I've ever had....
... That's a big if. I don't see the current tools being as easy and natural as face-to-face. A lot of usabilty is about putting it in the environment,...
Hello Adrian. ... Might you think that such an environment might can be replicated for a remote team for, say, programmers who wouldn't necessarily need to be ...
Hello Dean. ... has ... ques ... "perception over cognition"? What is "it"? Using a phrase like "don't make me think, let me interact" is like the saying...
... Owen, it appears to me that the above, and your similar thoughts, are speculation. It seems that you don't know much about Agile methods yet, and haven't...
Hello Alain (and Adrian) ... again. ... It pretty much seems that the future's bright if both of you if you go with the collocated groove into the light of...
Hello Ron. ... teams ... at ... team ... Thank you for giving me you opinions on this subject. The fact that they have been unsolicited is indeed appreciated....
Hello, Owen. On Wednesday, May 30, 2007, at 11:55:22 PM, you ... Normally on an Agile team, the system design, how the objects interact, and so on, is a team...
Hello Ron. ... work ... Yes, I realise that, never having yet had the opportunity to be involved in Agile development, my experience of of them is less than a...
... Because that's my experience, and every piece of research I've read on the subject, tells me that a co-located team is more effective than a distributed...
Hello Adrian. I'm so not being facetious when I ask you this question: I really want to know what makes you say that? Apart from your experience, which I am ...
I've been following this thread, and I think there are some things to be said both ways. On the one hand, I'm sympathetic with all those who report and ...
Hi Owen, ... [snip] ... I'm not trying to say that working in a distributed environment need be a terrible experience. I'm saying that an XP-ish co-located...
Hi Owen, On 2 Jun 2007, at 14:52, Owen Thomas wrote: [snip] ... [snip] Well - I would dearly love for telecommuting to work for me. I have a very strong...
re: /"that co-located groups are more effective."/ admittedly, if i took the same group of top-notch distributed people that i use on a project and collocated...
Hi Owen, On 3 Jun 2007, at 12:14, Owen Thomas wrote: [snip] ... Folk have been doing CSCW research for a good twenty odd years now, so there's a bunch of...
re: It might be good to have a speaker phone handy which will allow members to lazily connect or contribute when the conversation drifts into topics that might...
On 3 Jun 2007, at 13:41, Robert Biddle wrote: [snip] ... [snip] Aye. The tools are getting better. In fact with only two people I can get surprisingly close to...
re: It might be good to have a speaker phone handy which will allow members to lazily connect or contribute when the conversation drifts into topics that might...
... Look for University of Michigan War Room for a related study. But you have heard actual experience from many of us. What would make a study better than...
Hello, Adrian. Great material. Thanks! On Sunday, June 3, 2007, at ... Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com Keep away from people who try to belittle your...
... Very true. There are certainly circumstances when the productivity of an individual is going to be better better/worse. It's an interesting question on how...
... [snip] I've done stuff like this too - and it does work well. An always on speaker phone is a great tool too (paired with a webcam on a separate screen is...
Hi Ron. I believe you've mentioned this study twice now, or at least, I think it has been mentioned at least twice in this topic. I still can't find the actual...
... Owen, even Jon said that together would be better. Why would we want to recommend something that wasn't the best we know? Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com...
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