... Do they value o quality? o conformance? (to corporate standards) o social interaction and support? On the other hand, if their top value seems to be... ...
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Scott Ambler
scottwambler
Aug 1, 2008 1:38 pm
In DDJ's 2008 Agile Adoption Survey, see http://www.ambysoft.com/surveys/agileFebruary2008.html , we actually explored this issue. We found that: - Co-located...
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Joseph Little
jhlittle1
Aug 1, 2008 1:45 pm
Hi, There is an unofficial wiki for Agile2008 attendees: http://sites.google.com/site/agile2008toronto/Home Any use you can devise. Fully public, as best I...
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Gojko Adzic
gojko_lastname
Aug 1, 2008 3:44 pm
if these tests are mostly working on database data, see http://fitnesse.info/dbfit - that will allow you to write tests and expectations in a relational model....
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Ken Boucher
bonsai1966
Aug 1, 2008 4:05 pm
... Let's look at this a bit closer. Here are the three questions: What is the success rate for co-located agile teams? What is the success rate for agile...
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William Pietri
william_pietri
Aug 1, 2008 4:30 pm
... Spoilsport. Seriously, thanks for brining this up; I had missed that report of yours, and really appreciate having the facts on hand. William...
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William Pietri
william_pietri
Aug 1, 2008 4:41 pm
... That's a great point. I wasn't thinking of that case, but yes. A team that wants to be left alone, or a "team" of individuals that just want to go do their...
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Matt
maswaffer
Aug 1, 2008 4:58 pm
Ken, ... I had to read the questions from the original survey twice to figure out what you were talking about. When I read the questions I assumed they were...
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Matteo Vaccari
matteo_vaccari
Aug 1, 2008 5:50 pm
... ... [quote] ... Hi Ken, In my team we do use the Pomodoro; but it's not like you _have_ to switch pairs after every pomodoro. It's not part of the...
144021
Ken Boucher
bonsai1966
Aug 1, 2008 6:04 pm
... Question #15. What is the success rate for agile teams with an offshoring/outsourcing element? (Some team members are at a different location which would...
144022
Ken Boucher
bonsai1966
Aug 1, 2008 6:13 pm
... Actually, I've never tried it. If the goal was uninterrupted pairing, I think I'd be very likely to try it although I'd probably mount a tiny fan on the...
144023
Matt
maswaffer
Aug 1, 2008 6:15 pm
Ken, ... So your conclusion from the survey is that a great number of people believe that co-location brings a higher success rate, whether they personally...
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Ken Boucher
bonsai1966
Aug 1, 2008 6:24 pm
... Off the cuff, I'd put down "Sit Together" as a pretty good reason to predispose people to thinking co-location brings a higher success rate. I also can't...
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Simon Kirk
sikirkgb
Aug 1, 2008 7:03 pm
... Or, as Obi-Wan said: "Luke, you're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view." :) S [|] [Non-text portions...
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Matt
maswaffer
Aug 1, 2008 8:08 pm
Ron, ... rate. ... "Helped matters" in what way? Would you like the survey results better if they were the other way? Matt...
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Ken Boucher
bonsai1966
Aug 1, 2008 10:13 pm
... Actually, I don't care about the survey results because I don't see them containing much data for this issue besides "What do a lot of people think?". Yes,...
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William Pietri
william_pietri
Aug 1, 2008 10:21 pm
... I think it's good that you've gone back to look at the raw questionnaire, but I disagree strongly with your interpretation here. You've excerpted there...
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Jon Eaves
jon_eaves
Aug 2, 2008 12:16 am
Hi all, Here are my experiences. Without going into the specifics too deeply, we ran an internal project that started as a co-located agile team, that was to...
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George Dinwiddie
gdinwiddie
Aug 2, 2008 12:26 am
... Thanks for the story, Jon. - George -- ... * George Dinwiddie * http://blog.gdinwiddie.com Software Development...
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Ken Boucher
bonsai1966
Aug 2, 2008 1:57 am
... Yes, but I think you'd see that break depending on their interpretation of the question. In short, I think that many of the people who understood the as...
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davenicolette
Aug 2, 2008 3:18 am
Hi Jon, Good story. I hope you don't mind if I speculate a bit. You can set me straight if I make bad assumptions. I'm a strong advocate of team collocation. I...
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Jon Eaves
jon_eaves
Aug 2, 2008 5:21 am
... Not at all. ... I have deliberately omitted a number of things we measured mostly because it's not appropriate for this forum. Not that you wouldn't...
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William Pietri
william_pietri
Aug 2, 2008 5:32 am
... It seems like you've gone from an alternative conclusion (people were answering the questions mainly with personal opinion) to having questions. That...
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John A. De Goes
jdegoes
Aug 2, 2008 6:51 am
Hi David, I'm surprised at the vehemence of your objections. Did you have a bad experience with distributed development? Or do you really think that a ...
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John A. De Goes
jdegoes
Aug 2, 2008 7:06 am
Hi Scott, I haven't looked in detail at the survey, but I do think it has value. What it tells me is that in companies who responded to the survey, projects...
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Jon Eaves
jon_eaves
Aug 2, 2008 7:17 am
... I'm not David, but I'll answer to this from my perspective. ... Holding all other variables constant, distributed is inferior in every single way to...
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Kripanidhi S M
smkripanidhi
Aug 2, 2008 7:37 am
This topic discussion has been extremely thought provoking for me. I thought I should share my experiences too but they are limited to the Indian Context and...
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Ken Boucher
bonsai1966
Aug 2, 2008 11:13 am
... Response #1 (the attempt to help surveys because I'm a nice guy) Because I'm married to an auditor in the pharmaceutical industry whose job it is to look...
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Joseph Little
jhlittle1
Aug 2, 2008 12:32 pm
Google sites are not built to be "public"... So, let's try this one: http://agile2008toronto.pbwiki.com/ The Invite Key is...agile (you would need that to...
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William Pietri
william_pietri
Aug 2, 2008 12:39 pm
Hi, Kripanidhi! ... Yes, it indeed was clear and made sense. Thanks for posting it. A couple ... All of the teams I coach these days are in start-ups, and my...
