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#30 From: Katie Jane Taylor <kjtaylor@...>
Date: Wed Jan 4, 2006 9:27 am
Subject: Re: AgileNorth on 16th January 		katieuclan
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Hi - Happy New Year Everyone.
 
I've already got the same room booked for the 16th Jan.  It's available anytime after 5pm.
 
Katie

>>> silk.spinach@... 04/01/06 08:51:15 >>>
Murray, David,
Are you planning to run another dojo this month?
And if so, Katie, can we use the UCLan facilities again please?

I'm assuming the date will be Jan 16th too...
Cheers,
     Kevin


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dave Potts <D.J.Potts@...>
Date: 26-Dec-2005 18:49
Subject: [agilenorth] Re: AgileNorth on 16th January
To: agilenorth@yahoogroups.com

Hello,

Has there been a decision on the January meeting as yet?

Merry Xmas!

Dave Potts.

--- In agilenorth@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Rutherford
<silk.spinach@g...> wrote:
>
> Hi Andrew,
> Welcome to the group!
> You may well find that our next meeting will be at UCLan in Preston,
so that
> we have suitable facilities for a coding dojo.  Details to be confirmed
> shortly, I hope.
>
> Looking forward to meeting you next month,
> Cheers,
>      Kevin


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#29 From: "Murray Tait" <murray.tait@...>
Date: Wed Jan 4, 2006 9:19 am
Subject: RE: Re: AgileNorth on 16th January 		murray.tait@...
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We can carry on from where we left off, assuming David can supply a setup laptop (and himself of course).
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Rutherford [mailto:silk.spinach@...]
Sent: 04 January 2006 08:51
To: agilenorth@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [agilenorth] Re: AgileNorth on 16th January

Murray, David,
Are you planning to run another dojo this month?
And if so, Katie, can we use the UCLan facilities again please?

I'm assuming the date will be Jan 16th too...
Cheers,
     Kevin


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dave Potts <D.J.Potts@...>
Date: 26-Dec-2005 18:49
Subject: [agilenorth] Re: AgileNorth on 16th January
To: agilenorth@yahoogroups.com

Hello,

Has there been a decision on the January meeting as yet?

Merry Xmas!

Dave Potts.

--- In agilenorth@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Rutherford
<silk.spinach@g...> wrote:
>
> Hi Andrew,
> Welcome to the group!
> You may well find that our next meeting will be at UCLan in Preston,
so that
> we have suitable facilities for a coding dojo.  Details to be confirmed
> shortly, I hope.
>
> Looking forward to meeting you next month,
> Cheers,
>      Kevin


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#28 From: Kevin Rutherford <silk.spinach@...>
Date: Wed Jan 4, 2006 8:51 am
Subject: Re: AgileNorth on 16th January 		r49954
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Murray, David,
Are you planning to run another dojo this month?
And if so, Katie, can we use the UCLan facilities again please?

I'm assuming the date will be Jan 16th too...
Cheers,
     Kevin


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dave Potts <D.J.Potts@...>
Date: 26-Dec-2005 18:49
Subject: [agilenorth] Re: AgileNorth on 16th January
To: agilenorth@yahoogroups.com

Hello,

Has there been a decision on the January meeting as yet?

Merry Xmas!

Dave Potts.

--- In agilenorth@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Rutherford
<silk.spinach@g...> wrote:
>
> Hi Andrew,
> Welcome to the group!
> You may well find that our next meeting will be at UCLan in Preston,
so that
> we have suitable facilities for a coding dojo.  Details to be confirmed
> shortly, I hope.
>
> Looking forward to meeting you next month,
> Cheers,
>      Kevin


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#27 From: "Dave Potts" <D.J.Potts@...>
Date: Mon Dec 26, 2005 6:49 pm
Subject: Re: AgileNorth on 16th January 		davegoopot
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Hello,

Has there been a decision on the January meeting as yet?

Merry Xmas!

Dave Potts.

--- In agilenorth@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Rutherford
<silk.spinach@g...> wrote:
>
> Hi Andrew,
> Welcome to the group!
> You may well find that our next meeting will be at UCLan in Preston,
so that
> we have suitable facilities for a coding dojo.  Details to be confirmed
> shortly, I hope.
>
> Looking forward to meeting you next month,
> Cheers,
>      Kevin
>
>
> On 17/12/05, Andrew Threlfall <andrew@l...> wrote:
> >
> > Kevin
> >
> > I saw a notice about your meeting on the Manchester BCS mailing
list. I
> > would like to attend the meeting in January at the Swan.
> >
> > I have started to use Agile, but am at the early stages so trying to
> > grasp the best way to approach it. I've joined the yahoo groups list.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Andrew Threlfall
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> >
> >
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#26 From: Katie Jane Taylor <kjtaylor@...>
Date: Mon Dec 19, 2005 6:00 pm
Subject: Re: Re: AgileNorth on 16th January (Out of Office) 		katieuclan
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I'm currently on annual leave until Tuesday 03 January 2006.

Please contact Laura Fishwick in our Department office if you require
further assistance - lfishwick@... or 01772 893276

Thanks

Katie

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#25 From: Kevin Rutherford <silk.spinach@...>
Date: Mon Dec 19, 2005 6:00 pm
Subject: Re: AgileNorth on 16th January 		r49954
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Hi Andrew,
Welcome to the group!
You may well find that our next meeting will be at UCLan in Preston, so that we have suitable facilities for a coding dojo.  Details to be confirmed shortly, I hope.

Looking forward to meeting you next month,
Cheers,
     Kevin


On 17/12/05, Andrew Threlfall <andrew@...> wrote:
Kevin

I saw a notice about your meeting on the Manchester BCS mailing list. I
would like to attend the meeting in January at the Swan.

I have started to use Agile, but am at the early stages so trying to
grasp the best way to approach it. I've joined the yahoo groups list.

Regards

Andrew Threlfall
Liquid Bronze
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t: 0161 3303503 f: 0870 2849286 w: www.liquidbronze.com




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#24 From: "Ryder, Phran (Manchester _SDC)" <phran.ryder@...>
Date: Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:43 am
Subject: RE: Is the next AgileNorth meetup in January? 		phran181887
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I agree, let's not have a December meeting.

 

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Sent: 12 December 2005 11:36
To: agilenorth@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [agilenorth] Is the next AgileNorth meetup in January?

 

 

On 12/12/05, Andrew Beacock <andrew@...> wrote:

I'm not going to be able to make December's meeting now, and as far as
a know we don't have a room booked at the UCLAN, maybe if a meeting is
wanted for December then it's back to the pub in Warrington?



In which case I vote we skip December and continue in January...
Merry Xmas,
     Kevin

 



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#23 From: Kevin Rutherford <silk.spinach@...>
Date: Mon Dec 12, 2005 11:35 am
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On 12/12/05, Andrew Beacock <andrew@...> wrote:
I'm not going to be able to make December's meeting now, and as far as
a know we don't have a room booked at the UCLAN, maybe if a meeting is
wanted for December then it's back to the pub in Warrington?


In which case I vote we skip December and continue in January...
Merry Xmas,
     Kevin

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#22 From: Andrew Beacock <andrew@...>
Date: Mon Dec 12, 2005 8:49 am
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I'm not going to be able to make December's meeting now, and as far as
a know we don't have a room booked at the UCLAN, maybe if a meeting is
wanted for December then it's back to the pub in Warrington?

As I won't be there I'll wish everyone a very merry Christmas now! :)


On 11/12/05, Kevin Rutherford <silk.spinach@...> wrote:
>
>
> On 11/12/05, Murray Tait <murray.tait@...> wrote:
> > > I would prefer NOT too, but Phran suggested that the dojo had
> > > gone so well last month that there WAS interest for December...
> >
> > Unfortunately, David and his pre-setup laptop will not be there on the
> 19th,
> > so the Dojo may not be possible.
>
>  Ah.
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#21 From: Kevin Rutherford <silk.spinach@...>
Date: Sun Dec 11, 2005 8:38 pm
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On 11/12/05, Murray Tait <murray.tait@...> wrote:
> I would prefer NOT too, but Phran suggested that the dojo had
> gone so well last month that there WAS interest for December...

Unfortunately, David and his pre-setup laptop will not be there on the 19th,
so the Dojo may not be possible.

Ah.

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#20 From: "Murray Tait" <murray.tait@...>
Date: Sun Dec 11, 2005 4:47 pm
Subject: RE: Is the next AgileNorth meetup in January? 		murray.tait@...
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> I would prefer NOT too, but Phran suggested that the dojo had
> gone so well last month that there WAS interest for December...

Unfortunately, David and his pre-setup laptop will not be there on the 19th,
so the Dojo may not be possible.

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#19 From: Kevin Rutherford <silk.spinach@...>
Date: Sun Dec 11, 2005 12:00 pm
Subject: Re: Is the next AgileNorth meetup in January? 		r49954
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Hi Andy,

On 08/12/05, Andrew Beacock <andrew@...> wrote:
I assume that we are NOT having a meeting on Monday 19th December

I would prefer NOT too, but Phran suggested that the dojo had gone so well last month that there WAS interest for December...

which just leaves trying to decide on a date in January to have the
first meetup of 2006.

The "scheduled" date is Jan 16th - ie. the third Monday of the month, as usual.  Followed by Feb 20th, March 20th, April 17th, ...  Mondays were chosen a while ago by consensus, and although I guess the make-up of the group is different now, can we try to retain some regularity?
Cheers,
     Kevin

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#18 From: Andrew Beacock <andrew@...>
Date: Thu Dec 8, 2005 1:51 pm
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I assume that we are NOT having a meeting on Monday 19th December
which just leaves trying to decide on a date in January to have the
first meetup of 2006.

What dates do people suggest?

Andy.

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#17 From: Andrew Beacock <andrew@...>
Date: Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:04 pm
Subject: [AgileNorth] Summary of last night's AgileNorth meetup - "The Game of Life Kata" 		abeacock
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I've just posted an entry on my blog regarding last night's session:
http://andrewbeacock.blogspot.com/2005/11/summary-of-last-nights-agilenorth.html

Andy.

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#16 From: Katie Jane Taylor <kjtaylor@...>
Date: Tue Nov 22, 2005 12:01 pm
Subject: RE: Meeting toniight... 		katieuclan
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19th Dec is a non teaching week for the Uni - the room will be available no probs - I'll even sort out security so that they don't bug you like last night!
 
I'll be in sunny(!) Spain, but can still get someone to sort out tea/coffee and biccys!
 
If you're doing another dojo in January, do you fancy recording it?  Anyone taking part would get a copy of the recording that they could use for training purposes etc.  Let me know what you think.
 
Katie

>>> phran.ryder@... 22/11/05 10:48:13 >>>

I won't be able to make Dec 19th.

 

Phran Ryder

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Address:
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Sent: 22 November 2005 10:42
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I have no problem attending a 19th Dec meeting, but I suspect that attendance would be a bit light. 

 



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#15 From: "Ryder, Phran (Manchester _SDC)" <phran.ryder@...>
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I won't be able to make Dec 19th.

 

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Sent: 22 November 2005 10:42
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Subject: RE: [agilenorth] Meeting toniight...

 

I have no problem attending a 19th Dec meeting, but I suspect that attendance would be a bit light. 

 



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#14 From: "Murray Tait" <murray.tait@...>
Date: Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:42 am
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I have no problem attending a 19th Dec meeting, but I suspect that attendance would be a bit light. 

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#13 From: Andrew Beacock <andrew@...>
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I'm happy with Dec 19th.

I think we agreed last night that the next one would also be in
Preston so that we could continue the coding & design of last night's
kata.

Once we know the date of the next meetup I'll contact Katie to see if
we can get the same (rather excellent) room booked.

Andy.


On 22/11/05, Kevin Rutherford <silk.spinach@...> wrote:
>
>
> On 22/11/05, Ryder, Phran (Manchester _SDC) <phran.ryder@...>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Not to worry, it was well attended and very enjoyable and educational. We
> liked it so much we are going to do it again in January.
> Same venue?  January 16th or 23rd?
>  Will there be an AgileNorth meeting on December 19th, or is that too close
> to Xmas?
>  Cheers,
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#12 From: Kevin Rutherford <silk.spinach@...>
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On 22/11/05, Ryder, Phran (Manchester _SDC) <phran.ryder@...> wrote:

Not to worry, it was well attended and very enjoyable and educational. We liked it so much we are going to do it again in January.

Same venue?  January 16th or 23rd?
Will there be an AgileNorth meeting on December 19th, or is that too close to Xmas?
Cheers,
     Kevin

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#11 From: Kevin Rutherford <silk.spinach@...>
Date: Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:03 am
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All,
Sorry I couldn't make it - sounds like you had a great evening!
I went to a Dojo last week, run by the concept's originators from the Paris XP group (Laurent Bossavit, Christophe Thibaut and Emmanuel Gaillot).  I blogged a bit about it at http://silkandspinach.net/blog/2005/11/reflections_on.html
Hope to be at the next AgileNorth dojo,
Cheers,
     Kevin


On 22/11/05, Ryder, Phran (Manchester _SDC) <phran.ryder@...> wrote:

Not to worry, it was well attended and very enjoyable and educational. We liked it so much we are going to do it again in January. Andy Beacock was going to Blogg on it and send us a link so you can get an idea of what went on.

 

Hope you back gets better!!!

 

Phran Ryder

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Sent: 21 November 2005 11:30
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Subject: [agilenorth] Meeting toniight...

 

Hi everyone,

Unfortunately I injured my back at the British Indoor Rowing
championships in Birmingham yesterday, so I will not be attending
tonight after all - I can hardly walk let alone drive :-(
Apologies for my absence.

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#10 From: "Ryder, Phran (Manchester _SDC)" <phran.ryder@...>
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Not to worry, it was well attended and very enjoyable and educational. We liked it so much we are going to do it again in January. Andy Beacock was going to Blogg on it and send us a link so you can get an idea of what went on.

 

Hope you back gets better!!!

 

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Hi everyone,

Unfortunately I injured my back at the British Indoor Rowing
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tonight after all - I can hardly walk let alone drive :-(
Apologies for my absence.

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#9 From: Andrew Beacock <andrew@...>
Date: Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:37 am
Subject: Re: Meeting toniight... 		abeacock
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Ant,

Sorry to hear about your injury, I hope you have a speedy recovery.

I'm sure one of the people who will be there will jot down a bit of a
write up of the evening, you never know I might even blog about it!

Andy.


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> tonight after all - I can hardly walk let alone drive :-(
> Apologies for my absence.
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#8 From: "Ant Grinyer" <ag123@...>
Date: Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:29 am
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Hi everyone,

Unfortunately I injured my back at the British Indoor Rowing
championships in Birmingham yesterday, so I will not be attending
tonight after all - I can hardly walk let alone drive :-(
Apologies for my absence.

Ant
(AgileNorth Treasurer)

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#7 From: "Kevin Dockerill" <kp.dockerill@...>
Date: Sun Nov 20, 2005 10:36 pm
Subject: My Apologies - Cannot Make Meeting on 21st November 		kpdockerill
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Folks,

After all these meetings, there is finally a meeting close to home - then I
get called away on company business. Please accept my apologies, but I
cannot make the meeting this month. I hope it goes well.

Cheers. Kevin.

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#6 From: "Ant Grinyer" <ag123@...>
Date: Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:16 am
Subject: RE: [spa-nw] Next AgileNorth meeting on Monday November 21st 		agrinyer
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Andrew,

This is excellent! Your post has answered all my questions regarding the
next meeting :-)

Cheers
Ant
AgileNorth Treasurer

-----Original Message-----
From: spa-nw-bounces@... [mailto:spa-nw-bounces@...] On
Behalf Of Andrew Beacock
Sent: 11 November 2005 08:55
To: BCS SPA in the north-west; AgileNorth
Subject: [spa-nw] Next AgileNorth meeting on Monday November 21st

All,

I'm pleased to announce the details and new location of the November
AgileNorth meetup.

It's on Monday November 21st at 7pm and the topic is "The Game of Life
Kata" hosted by Murray Tait and David Draper.  and will be hosted in
the computing department of the University of Central Lancashire,
Preston.

So what is a code kata?

"A kata is an exercise in karate where you repeat a form many, many
times, making little improvements in each. The intent behind code kata
is similar. Each is a short exercise (perhaps 30 minutes to an hour
long). Some involve programming, and can be coded in many different
ways. Some are open ended, and involve thinking about the issues
behind programming. These are unlikely to have a single correct
answer."

Quoted from Dave Thomas' blog
(http://blogs.pragprog.com/cgi-bin/pragdave.cgi/Practices/Kata)

What will we be doing in this session?

We need to have katas that exercise agile practices. Perhaps the
easiest agile practice to use is the "acceptance test".  Murray &
David will introduce the problem space (which is "Conway's Game of
Life" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_Game_of_Life),  then pick
two participants to "pair program" a solution.  After a rhythm has
been established, pairs will be swapped for new developers, and
repeated every ten minutes.  Sound interesting?

Where is the new location?

Katie Taylor, a senior lecturer in Agile Development at the University
of Central Lancashire, Preston has kindly offered a lecture room for the
evening that includes tables, chairs, and the 'all important'
projector/screen and whiteboards.

It's in room CM018 in the Computing & Technology building, marked as
'CM' on the map (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/guide2/maps/newmap.htm).
There is parking available for at least 50 cars (in car parks 1 & 10).
  For alternative maps please visit:
http://www.uclan.ac.uk/guide2/maps/index.htm

The room is available a little before 7pm, so if you want to show up
early to get some work done, or chat with other members then please do
so.

To get a better idea where the University is please take a look at the
this Google map which shows the Uni location, Preston city centre and
the surrounding roads:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=University+of+Central+Lancashire,+Preston,+L
ancashire,+PR1+2HE&spn=0.069296,0.151989&cid=53761337,-2707402,1776980952317
4520480&iwloc=A&hl=en

If you could please reply to this email so that we can get an idea of
numbers than that would be great.  Looking forward to it, hope you are
too!

Andy.

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#5 From: Andrew Beacock <andrew@...>
Date: Fri Nov 11, 2005 8:55 am
Subject: Next AgileNorth meeting on Monday November 21st 		abeacock
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All,

I'm pleased to announce the details and new location of the November
AgileNorth meetup.

It's on Monday November 21st at 7pm and the topic is "The Game of Life
Kata" hosted by Murray Tait and David Draper.  and will be hosted in
the computing department of the University of Central Lancashire,
Preston.

So what is a code kata?

"A kata is an exercise in karate where you repeat a form many, many
times, making little improvements in each. The intent behind code kata
is similar. Each is a short exercise (perhaps 30 minutes to an hour
long). Some involve programming, and can be coded in many different
ways. Some are open ended, and involve thinking about the issues
behind programming. These are unlikely to have a single correct
answer."

Quoted from Dave Thomas' blog
(http://blogs.pragprog.com/cgi-bin/pragdave.cgi/Practices/Kata)

What will we be doing in this session?

We need to have katas that exercise agile practices. Perhaps the
easiest agile practice to use is the "acceptance test".  Murray &
David will introduce the problem space (which is "Conway's Game of
Life" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_Game_of_Life),  then pick
two participants to "pair program" a solution.  After a rhythm has
been established, pairs will be swapped for new developers, and
repeated every ten minutes.  Sound interesting?

Where is the new location?

Katie Taylor, a senior lecturer in Agile Development at the University
of Central Lancashire, Preston has kindly offered a lecture room for the
evening that includes tables, chairs, and the 'all important'
projector/screen and whiteboards.

It's in room CM018 in the Computing & Technology building, marked as
'CM' on the map (http://www.uclan.ac.uk/guide2/maps/newmap.htm).
There is parking available for at least 50 cars (in car parks 1 & 10).
  For alternative maps please visit:
http://www.uclan.ac.uk/guide2/maps/index.htm

The room is available a little before 7pm, so if you want to show up
early to get some work done, or chat with other members then please do
so.

To get a better idea where the University is please take a look at the
this Google map which shows the Uni location, Preston city centre and
the surrounding roads:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=University+of+Central+Lancashire,+Preston,+Lanca\
shire,+PR1+2HE&spn=0.069296,0.151989&cid=53761337,-2707402,17769809523174520480&\
iwloc=A&hl=en

If you could please reply to this email so that we can get an idea of
numbers than that would be great.  Looking forward to it, hope you are
too!

Andy.

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#4 From: Kevin Rutherford <silk.spinach@...>
Date: Wed Nov 9, 2005 7:52 pm
Subject: Certified Scrum Master training 		r49954
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All,
Those of you who are practicing agile methods might be interested in CSM training in Manchester this month!  Check out
http://www.scrumeducation.com/scrumedu/Class/id~11 for details.  (I have no relationship with the course provider, btw.)  I took CSM training earlier this year, and the course was well worth the money, and very relevant to my day-to-day job; so I can recommend it...
Cheers,
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#3 From: Kevin Rutherford <silk.spinach@...>
Date: Tue Nov 8, 2005 11:19 am
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Apologies if you've already received this by another route.
And a reminder that [spa-nw] will be discontinued at the end of rthis month - subscribe to agilenorth@yahoogroups.com today!



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From: Andy Moorley <andy.moorley@...>
Date: 08-Nov-2005 10:45
Subject: SPA2006 update
To: admin@...

Greetings

We would like to update you on the SPA2006 plans and to remind you that we
have special discounts available by booking early.

SPA2006 is the annual conference of the Software Practice Advancement
Specialist Group of the British Computer Society. Bringing together
reflective practitioners for a lively exchange of the latest ideas  and
practical techniques in software architecture, design and development.

SPA2006 will explore a broad range of subjects from leading-edge technology,
through pioneering software development and deployment practices, to
innovative techniques for managing projects and the people that make up the
project team.

We're delighted to have Norman Kerth ("Retrospectives: Five years beyond the
book") and Dave Thomas ("Intro to Pragmatic Programming") as Keynote
speakers, along with a fantastic programme of over 4 days.

Highlights include:
·  Working Effectively with Legacy Code – Michael Feathers,
·  A New Face for Java – Duncan Mills,
·  Storytelling with FIT – Steve Freeman & Mike Hill,
·  Introduction to Ruby on Rails – Tim Chianchi & Edward Garson,
·  Moving Beyond UML – Eoin Woods & Nick Rozanski,
·  Understanding Security Systems – Peter Sommerlad

SPA is the only conference of it's kind with it's unique combination of
interactive learning, leading-edge topics and open and frank discussions
with Europe's leading software practitioners.

This year we have introduced a special Super Early Bird rate £750 +  VAT
(inclusive of meals and accommodation) only available until 30 November.

To secure your place today and for more information visit www.spa2006.org or
call 0870 760 6863




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#2 From: Kevin Rutherford <silk.spinach@...>
Date: Wed Nov 2, 2005 4:22 pm
Subject: Fwd: DSDM Manchester Roadshow 		r49954
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Date: 01-Nov-2005 18:19
Subject: DSDM Manchester Roadshow
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Hi Kevin

 

Hope all is well with you!

 

I wonder if you think that this event may be of interest to members of NW Agile?   If so I would be pleased if you could circulate it to them.

 

Many thanks and kind regards

 

Dot

BCS M&T

 

Dorothy J Tudor

TCC

Aspen House

Newcastle Road

Arclid

Sandbach

Cheshire

CW11 2UE

Tel: 01477 500011 Ext 201

Fax: 01477 500111

www.tcc-net.com

 

 

Making On Time Delivery The Norm Not The Exception.

Date: Thursday 1st December 2005

Venue: IoD North West, Oxford St, Manchester M1 5AN

Why Come Along?
To learn more about DSDM and the techniques it uses to ensure projects are delivered on time without any reduction in quality or business benefit. This event will be interactive, with ample opportunity for your questions to be answered. If you're wondering "where to next?", in your project or looking for a better way to deliver IT driven benefits to your business, then this event is worth one day of your time.

Registration Now Open

Agenda

09:00-09:30

 

Coffee and Registration

09:30-10:15

 

An Agile Approach To Change for Children
Following Lord Laming's inquiry into the tragic death of Victoria Climbié the Government published its 'Every Child Matters' Green Paper which set out radical changes to the way that services to children and young people are delivered. This presents a major challenge to all Local Authorities. This presentation will look at how Knowsley MBC has undertaken this challenge and, in particular, how Agile programme and project approaches have been used for the benefit of Children and Young People.
Mark Simmonds: Symmetrics

10:15-11:00

 

DSDM + Software Factories = Predictability x 2
In order to deliver a good result 'on time', business systems projects present two very different challenges - the project process and the software development. DSDM principles address the challenge of getting the project to deliver its business requirements on time. The software development challenge is to support the DSDM process and meet many technical requirements such as robustness, scalability, performance, maintainability, security, architectural coherence and technical correctness. Software Factory concepts address the complexity involved in software development through reuse and automation. Software Factories deliver the business and technical requirements much more predictably, support iterative methods and eliminate technological 'nasty surprises'.
Steve Baker Quantiv Limited

11:00-11:15

 

Coffee

11:15-12:00

 

No Blame but Zero Tolerance. You wanted PRINCE2, but I have a cunning plan.
Can you really use PRINCE2 and DSDM together? This session explores the reality of projects which need to use PRINCE2 to satisfy the governance requirements of the organisation, but need to take an iterative approach to development. And, of course, we must not fail to deliver on time.
Dorothy Tudor: TCC

12:00-1:00

 

Lunch

1:00-1:45

 

The Facilitator' - Say Hasta La Vista To Late Project Delivery.
A real facilitated workshop is much more than simply a meeting with coffee and post-its! Professionally facilitated workshops are the essence of successful delivery within compressed timeframes and the best way to cope with those speeding timeboxes. Prioritising requirements, timebox planning and product creation become energetic workshops with prolific results. This presentation provides an insight into how the use of a structured process and cultivated skills ensure that your workshop is planned, prepared, managed and delivered effectively.
Juliet Munro: Consultancy And Training Services Ltd.

1:45-3.00

 

Interactive Workshop: Team Dynamics, Process, Blame!
Can you improve the process you use for projects? Have you considered variations? Do you look back at your projects and evaluate the role the process played? This activity based workshop will challenge your thinking and get you to come at things from new angles. But there is more to life than process - what about team dynamics. What role does this play in improving a process? And then what happens when it doesn't go to plan - who do you blame! This workshop will hopefully come up with some answers!
Keith Richards : Keith Richards Consulting

3:00-3.15

 

Tea

3:15- 4.15

 

Workshop Continues

Delegate Rates

Individual

£125.00 + VAT

Licensed Users of DSDM

£55.00 + VAT

Trial Licensees of DSDM

£65.00 + VAT

Government Sector Employees

£65.00 + VAT

Personal Members - DSDM Consortium

£65.00 + VAT

Partner Organisation Member*

£85.00 + VAT

* Partner Organisations
If you are a member of any of the organisatons listed below then you are entitled to this partner rate.

·   Agile Alliance

·   Association of Project Managers (UK),

·   BCS

·   GlobalFN

·   PMI

·   The Open Group.

Register Online or Pay by Invoice

Speakers

Mark Simmonds (bio to follow)

Steve Baker is the Technical Director of Quantiv Limited. For the last ten years he has been involved with both the delivery of mission critical business systems into organisations and the envisaging and development of enterprise-class products. Steve is deeply involved in the methodological aspects of systems delivery and is the co-author of Quantiv's DSDM based project method tailored around the Quantiv product line.

Dorothy Tudor has been involved with the development of DSDM since Version 1 and has experience of both training and consultancy in DSDM. She is currently actively involved in the introduction/perpetuation of DSDM in several organisations, and in commercial development projects using DSDM. Dorothy speaks regularly at Agile events linking DSDM with other Agile approaches and PRINCE2.

Juliet Munro is a Certified Professional Facilitator and an ISEB Accredited Information Systems Consultant / Trainer with over ten years experience in training, business change, business process improvement and business systems analysis across many projects and programmes in major private and public sector UK organisations. She has worked with FTSE 100 organisations and UK central and local government to develop bespoke variants of DSDM, customised to individual client needs. There she was also responsible for the introduction of Agile processes, production and delivery of the supporting education and the establishment of facilitation centres of excellence. Juliet provides freelance facilitation and business consultancy services, in addition to providing training courses in these and many other business and management skills.

Keith Richards is a freelance consultant. He advises companies on introducing new approaches to systems development and the management of business change. Keith has 25 years experience in I.T. and project management. He is an accredited DSDM Practitioner, DSDM Trainer, PRINCE2 Practitioner, PRINCE2 Trainer and an accredited facilitator. Currently specialising in the hybrid approach of using DSDM with Prince2, Keith has worked with a wide range of clients from 'DotComs' to large government organizations, Keith focuses on the practical and cultural sides of changing the process for delivering business benefit.

 

 



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#1 From: Kevin Rutherford <silk.spinach@...>
Date: Wed Nov 2, 2005 3:52 pm
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All,
Following our very successful 1-day conference a few weeks ago, we are now consolidating the group's mailing lists.  We have decided to move this list to Yahoo, and so we have a new mailing list agilenorth@yahoogroups.com.  The [spa-nw] list will be retired after the next meeting, which is scheduled for November 21st.  (The mailing list on the agilenorth.org.uk website is already dead, and will not be resurrected even after we have a new hosting service.)  So if you wish to continute to receive news of agile events in this area, please subscribe to agilenorth@yahoogroups.com.

If you have any problems, please let me know,
Cheers,
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