... 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... ...
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...
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...
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....
... 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...
... 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...
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...
... ... [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...
... 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...
... 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...
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...
... 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...
... 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...
... 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,...
... 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...
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...
... 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...
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...
... 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...
... It seems like you've gone from an alternative conclusion (people were answering the questions mainly with personal opinion) to having questions. That...
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 ...
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...
... 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...
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...
... 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...
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...
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...