On Oct 28-29, 2009 Joe Little will lead a Certified ScrumMaster course in
Montreal, Canada. In English.

Joe is an experienced Agile coach, with in-depth practical experience in helping
teams become very productive with Scrum and Agile. He often co-teaches with Jeff
Sutherland, the creator of Scrum.

Joe will also be speaking at Agile Tour Montreal on Oct 27th.

For more information, or to register, see here:
http://bit.ly/pW0SH

Or, contact me with any questions.

Regards,
Julia Hill

Hi All,

Yves Hanoulle
<http://paircoaching.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/announcing-courses-in-toronto/>(Be\
lgian
coach and speaker at Agile Tour Toronto) and I will be offering two
limited attendance workshops to provide an opportunity to learn about
Agile that is complementary to Agile Tour Toronto:

     * Agile Kick Start - Mon. Oct 19th
       <http://www.agilitrix.com/agile-kick-start> is for those new to
       agile as well as those interested in learning more about the
       technical pillar of Agile called XP. We also talk about agile
       values, self-organizing teams, project vision, scaling agile,
       visual management, the famous XP game.
     * Agile Games Day - Wed, Oct. 21st
       <http://www.agilitrix.com/agile-games-day> provides hands-on
       experience with key Agile concepts through a day of /learning by
       doing/. This includes defining business value,
       leadership/self-organization, and learning how to go faster using
       the Theory of Constraints. If you haven't tried before, this is a
       great way to learn and internalize concepts.

If you are curious about why we decided to do this, please check out my
blog
<http://www.agilitrix.com/2009/10/agile-kick-start-and-agile-games-day-announce/\
>.

Regards,

                 Michael



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On Oct 14-15, 2009 Joe Little will lead a Certified ScrumMaster course in
Montreal, Canada. In English.

Joe is an experienced Agile coach, with in-depth practical experience in helping
teams become very productive with Scrum and Agile. He often co-teaches with Jeff
Sutherland, the creator of Scrum.

For more information, or to register, see here:
http://bit.ly/pW0SH

Or, contact me with any questions.

Regards,
Julia Hill

Dear colleagues,

Plannow Technologies is conducting an ongoing agile usage survey.  Some of you
may have responded already. We have received about 90 + responses so far.

We are aiming at 500-600 responses so that we can generate meaning full
statistics.

The results we have so far demonstrate for example a close correlation between
the answers that Business Analysts and Project Managers provide. There is
significant deviation between their answers and that of developers.

An interesting aspect of this is that most of the responses we have thus far
come from professionals that live in different geographical regions.  When you
group responses by regions, you also tend to see certain trends.

Of course it is impossible to generalize based on just 90 something responses,
but the statistician in me gets exited looking at the correlations and
deviations.

I would like to ask you to take a few moments (10 minutes) to complete the
survey http://www.plannowtech.com/zsurveyquest.html.

  I also encourage you to send in questions that we may integrate in future
surveys. There is no financial gain for Plannow Technologies. This research is
purely being conducted to provide us all with moderate insights in the use and
adoption of agility worldwide.

Thanks!

Hi Chris,

Sorry about that.

Please email register@... and we will mail you
with information on how to register when it is set up.  This whole event
is run by volunteers and we haven't got that Product Backlog item yet.
Anyone interested in helping out, please contact me for details.

Thanks,
             Michael

Chris Leslie wrote:
>
>
> When will registration open.
>
>



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When will registration open.

Hi All,

Agile Tour Toronto is coming Oct. 20th.

Toronto is proud to be part of this amazing tour. A team of dedicated
and experienced Agile practitioners from the Toronto Agile Community are
working together to bring this event to Toronto. We are committed to
providing a high quality conference for the up to 120 participants we
expect to attend. There will be 4 program tracks intended to make this
conference appealing to a wide audience: New to Agile, Agile
Practitioners, Managers, and Open Space.

This conference is the only full-day Agile event for 2009 in the Greater
Toronto Area (GTA). If you are interested in attending, speaking, or
sponsoring, please see more details at the Toronto Tour website:
http://www.torontoagilecommunity.org/
<http://www.torontoagilecommunity.org/>

Regards,
               Michael
               www.agilitrix.com <http://www.agilitrix.com/>


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Hi all.

We currently have an opening for an Intermediate PHP developer to work
on our client and internal Web projects that some of you or your
colleagues might be interested in.

Key skills include excellent spoken and written communications skills,
a commitment to teamwork and collaboration, 3+ years of professional
PHP development experience, XML and Javascript (AJAX). We've been a
Scrum shop since 2003 and some background in Scrum would be an asset
for this developer.

There's a complete job description here:

http://www.fruitioninteractive.com/fruition_home/public_site/jobs/intermediate_p\
hp_developer


Thanks much for your time.

- kent

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_________________________________
kent wakely
fruition interactive
kent@...
+1.416.628.4880 x.225 :: toronto vox
1-888-535-5416 :: fax
1-888-534-0553 :: north america toll free
@kentw :: twitter
http://www.fruitioninteractive.com

We are pleased to invite you to another exciting session where five great
speakers will take part in a panel discussion titled "Agile Vs Traditional: How
to choose the best approach?". The distinguished panelists will include Scott
Ambler, Mishkin Berteig, Colin Doyle, Orhan Kalayci and Winifred Menezes and
will be led by moderator Jas Madhur.  The goal of this panel discussion is not
to prove that one approach is better than other but to understand each other's
perspectives and principles with the ultimate goal of exploiting synergies in
order to dramatically improve project performance.

This event will be held on June 25, 2009 and will be held at the Microsoft
Office in Mississauga, ON. For more details, including the directions, visit
http://torontoagile.org/TAUG-invite-3.html.

Join us for this exiciting event and more important events planned for this
year. Check us out at http://www.torontoagile.org.

Sincerely,

The Toronto Agile User Group Team
email:torontoagile@...

Past Events:
Scott Ambler April 30, 2009
Agile by the Numbers: What People Are Really Doing in Practice

Sammy Wahab May 28, 2009
Agile and IT Governance: How Can they co-exist?

Just wanted to let you know, we have put on a substantial sale for
public Certified ScrumMaster training for the summer.  We have a
public CSM scheduled in Waterloo from July 15 to 17, and one in
Markham July 22 to 24.  There are more on our website.  The special
price is $995 (+GST) per person for the three day training for any of
our public CSM classes in Canada. That is 50% off our regular price! We are
offering this price for the first 100 people who register and pay.  Since we
just introduced this there has already been good uptake with people registering,
so I don't expect the price to be available long.  Could you please pass this
along to your colleagues that might be interested in coming to the training?

The link for registration is:
http://www.berteigconsulting.com/CSMCourseDescription

Thanks,
Paul Heidema
Berteig Consulting

"Agile and IT Governance: How can they co-exist?" on May 28th at Toronto Board
of Trade, First Canadian Place, Toronto. (6:30pm)

More information at
http://torontoagile.org/TAUG-invite-2.html

Hi,

Agile-ANN is for announcements that can be about almost anything:
* courses
* jobs or consulting gigs that are open
* new or existing groups
* group meetings, conferences
* services offered
* etc., etc.

Read 'em or post 'em.

Here: http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Agile-ANN/  And
join.  You'll be surprised how much you'll observe about the Agile
community just by watching.

The hope is that regular discussion groups will can be
for...well...regular discussion.

Scope is worldwide.

Please tell others about this Agile-ANN list.

Regards, Joe

Hi,

Well, this course is in Canada...and Montreal is a nice place to visit, no?

****

Joe Little will lead a Certified Scrum Product Owner course on Mar
9-10.  In Montreal, CAN.

Joe is an experienced Scrum Trainer and an Agile Coach.  He has an
MBA.  See his Blog: Agile & Business.  He also co-teaches with Jeff
Sutherland and other great trainers.

See here:
http://leanagiletraining.com/Montreal%20CSPO/Little%20Montreal%20CSPO%20Course.h\
tml

Thanks, Joe


Joseph Little
Agile coach, MBA, CST
Kitty Hawk Consulting, Inc.
704-376-8881 (Charlotte)
917-887-1669 (cell)
http://www.kittyhawkconsulting.com/
http://leanagiletraining.com/
Blog: "Agile & Business"

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Summary:
This course will give the participants critical skills in key software
development practices that support Agile modes of development, through a
combination of lecture, example, and exercise. Presented by Berteig
Consulting in collaboration with Israfil Consulting Services
Corporation.

Locations confirmed:
Kitchener/Waterloo - February 05 - 06, 2009
Hilton Garden Inn Kitchener/Cambridge
746 Old Hespeler Road
Cambridge, ON N3H 5L8
519-620-8936

Markham - February 12 - 13, 2009
Homewood Suites by Hilton
50 Bodrington Court
Markham, ON L6G 0A9
905-477-4663

Ottawa - February 05 - 06, 2009
Courtyard by Marriott Ottawa
350 Dalhousie Street
Ottawa, ON K1N 7E9
613-241-1000

To register and to get more information visit:
http://www.berteigconsulting.com/AgileSoftwareEngineeringPracticesSemina\
rDescription
<http://www.berteigconsulting.com/AgileSoftwareEngineeringPracticesSemin\
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Dear friends plz help me out to figure out the research plan for my
doctoral dissertation, i am giving some basic details and need your
contribution to give it final shape. plz help me in figureing out the
final research plan..
IN AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
Research Plan:

Research to answer following questions:
Q1: What are the factors that influence organisations to adopt agile
methods?
Q2: What are the sources and types of evidence that practitioners use
in order to decide whether or not to adopt agile methods?
Q3:What are the evidences behind claming effects and benefits of ASD?
Q4:Without proper documentation is knowledge is transferable,
understandable and manageable.
Q5:ASD is an effective means of knowledge dissemination and knowledge
retention that has a positive influence on the Knowledge Management
practices of a company or organization.
Q6:The impact of agile practices on communication in software
development or overall software development

To answer this question we divide the study in three phases
1.      Literature study
2.      Systematic review
3.      Case study or Survey

As agile software development has many techniques. We focus on Pair
programming (XP). Or sir we can initially focus on all techniques and
later on pair programming.

Literature Reviewed: Review of max. possible literature on Knowledge
management in software development and giving emphesis on KM in Agile
software development.

Systematic Review:
I will try to answer Q1,Q2,Q3 in systemetic review. To systematize all
evidence on effects and benefits of ASD from the previous empirical
studies ,
We can summarise and analyse some of the previous works. In this study
we can analyse the factors such as
time to market
improved quality or productivity
cost/benefits etc

On the basis of these factors we will analyse the previous studies and
finally their implications.

Surveys or Case studies (Empirical investigation)
  By empirical investigation, we can try to answer rest of the
questions
plz help me in figure out my phd research plan....
Regards
Amitoj Singh

Presented by Berteig Consulting in collaboration with Isráfíl
Consulting Services Corporation, this course will give the
participants critical skills in key software development practices
that support Agile modes of development, through a combination of
lecture, example, and exercise.

Agenda

     * Workflow of an Agile Software Development Cycle
     * Impact of Agile on Conception, Design, Construction, and
Verification
     * Conceptual consequences of Agile methods
           o Software as an emergent property
           o Modularity, Dependency, and Component-Orientation
           o Incremental design
     * Infrastructure needs to support Agile methods
           o Build systems
           o Version Control and SCM
           o Continuous Integration
     * Development Practices and Approaches of Agile methods
           o Testing, Test-First, and Test Driven Development
           o Writing testable code
           o Collaborative software development
           o Pair Programming

Use this class to learn critical agile development skills and prepare
for work in an Agile method like Scrum or eXtreme Programming. This
course will be delivered by Christian Gruber, a long term
practitioner, coach, trainer in Agile Software Development methods and
practices, and co-founder of Isráfíl Consulting Services.

Benefits:
1. Improve the quality of your software
2. Integrate successfully into an Agile team environment
3. Increase development productivity
4. Understand what makes healthy, maintainable code
5. Certificate of Attendance.
6. $100.00 discount on a 3-Day Agile Project Management training and
certification.

Location: To be Determined in Ottawa
Date: February 19 - 20, 2009

$1250 + GST per person Lunch will not be provided.

To save a spot please visit:
<a href="http://www.berteigconsulting.com/node/add/registration">
http://www.berteigconsulting.com/node/add/registration</a>

Presented by Berteig Consulting in collaboration with Isráfíl
Consulting Services Corporation, this course will give the
participants critical skills in key software development practices
that support Agile modes of development, through a combination of
lecture, example, and exercise.

Agenda

     * Workflow of an Agile Software Development Cycle
     * Impact of Agile on Conception, Design, Construction, and
Verification
     * Conceptual consequences of Agile methods
           o Software as an emergent property
           o Modularity, Dependency, and Component-Orientation
           o Incremental design
     * Infrastructure needs to support Agile methods
           o Build systems
           o Version Control and SCM
           o Continuous Integration
     * Development Practices and Approaches of Agile methods
           o Testing, Test-First, and Test Driven Development
           o Writing testable code
           o Collaborative software development
           o Pair Programming

Use this class to learn critical agile development skills and prepare
for work in an Agile method like Scrum or eXtreme Programming. This
course will be delivered by Christian Gruber, a long term
practitioner, coach, trainer in Agile Software Development methods and
practices, and co-founder of Isráfíl Consulting Services.

Benefits:
1. Improve the quality of your software
2. Integrate successfully into an Agile team environment
3. Increase development productivity
4. Understand what makes healthy, maintainable code
5. Certificate of Attendance.
6. $100.00 discount on a 3-Day Agile Project Management training and
certification.

Location: To be Determined in waterloo
Date: February 5 - 6, 2009

$1250 + GST per person Lunch will not be provided.

To save a spot please visit:
<a href="http://www.berteigconsulting.com/node/add/registration">
http://www.berteigconsulting.com/node/add/registration</a>

Marina

Thanks for this info. InfoQ was there, so those who missed it can
watch for the presentation to appear on InfoQ some time before Spring '09.

Deb

(yes, I am still with InfoQ, part time. I have a great team of
writers, so I don't write much news any more, but still active with
interviews and articles! :-)


--- In scrumtoronto@yahoogroups.com, "Marina Chiovetti"
<mchiovetti@...> wrote:
>
> Hey guys -
> I noticed that ThoughtWorks' Martin Fowler and Scott Shaw are speaking
> at an upcoming breakfast in Toronto on September 18.  The event at the
> Hyatt is free, and they will be speaking on using Agile to bridge
> the gaps between business and IT.
>
> I think this is Martin's first speaking engagement in Toronto, and I
> wanted to get it onto the forum so everyone has a chance to register -
> space is limited, and I believe there is a cutoff.
>
> Check out the event at:
> http://www.thoughtworks.co.in/what-we-say/events/tech-briefing_ca.html
>

To Whom It May Concern,

Because of the significance of the work, and because of demand, I
decided to publish the results of my research with VDM Publishing
LLC. The web site is www.vdm-publishing,com. The book is
entitled: "Customer Satisfaction and Agile Methods", and the ISBN
number is 978-3-639-09476-3.

The research surveyed 185 projects, and the results proved to be
quite controversial, provocative, and unexpected. You will not look
at agile methods the same way after you have read my book. You will
not believe all of the hype that has been written about the use and
results of agile methods. The next time that you read something on
agile methods, you will think of my research. You will come away from
my book with a greater understanding of what agile methods are all
about, and what they can and do achieve, but more importantly, what
they cannot and do not achieve.

If you are interested in agile methods, but are unsure whether they
are the right software development methods to employ, then my book is
for you. In my book, you will find hard data on the characteristics
of projects, participants, and whether agile methods are the only
software development to use to satisfy your customers.

I invite you to contact VDM Publishing LLC regarding my book
entitled "Customer Satisfaction and Agile Methods", and find out for
yourself the real value of employing agile software development
methods rather than plan-driven software development methods.

Donald L. Buresh, Ph.D.
3115 Enoch Avenue
Zion, IL 60099
Tele: 847-872-1659
LoganSquareDon@...

Agile Project Management - Certified ScrumMaster Training
Offered by Berteig Consulting Inc. www.berteigconsulting.com

Agile methods promise early, continuous and accelerating return on
investment for stakeholders and a high level of job satisfaction for
teams. Agile methods are appropriate for a variety of projects
including program development, materials development, new product
development, IT projects and software development outsourcing. In this
three-day course, you will learn the foundational skills of agile
process facilitation and project management, focused on the role of
the ScrumMaster (also known as: Agile Project Manager, Process
Facilitator, Team Coach).
What You Will Learn:

In this 3-Day course participants learn how to guide a team, a
project, or an organization into a process of rapid delivery of
valuable results. Exercises, case studies, and examples are used to
assist participants to develop the knowledge, skills, capabilities and
insights needed to make the shift from traditional management
practices to Agile practices.

In this workshop you will learn:
• agile project management practices that enable hyper-productive
projects;
• agile processes and facilitation tools that improve the productivity
of the team;
• agile collaboration methods to remove the barriers between the team
and the customer; and,
• to improve the lives of the team members by facilitating creativity
and empowerment.
Why is this ScrumMaster course better than others out there?

Our Agile Project Management / ScrumMaster course is unique in many
ways. Here is what you get when you attend our course:
• Three intensive days of training with exercises, simulations,
discussion and lecture
• Classroom management using agile methods so that you can learn by
example
• Course material designed for the ScrumMaster/Project Manager role
not diluted to accommodate other roles
• Taught by one of the most experienced Certified Scrum Trainers in
the world
• Low class size with a maximum of 15 students compared to some
trainers with 20, 30 or even 50 students!
• Electronic copies of all course materials including free updates forever
• 24 PDUs if you are a member of the Project Management Institute
• Certification as a ScrumMaster at the ScrumAlliance that never expires
• One year paid membership in the ScrumAlliance
• Light breakfast and lunch all three days

Note: To learn more about this course and to register, please visit
our website:
http://www.berteigconsulting.com/AgileScrumCertificationCSMTrainingOctober2008To\
\
rontoOntarioCanada

Hey guys -
I noticed that ThoughtWorks' Martin Fowler and Scott Shaw are speaking
at an upcoming breakfast in Toronto on September 18.  The event at the
Hyatt is free, and they will be speaking on using Agile to bridge
the gaps between business and IT.

I think this is Martin's first speaking engagement in Toronto, and I
wanted to get it onto the forum so everyone has a chance to register -
space is limited, and I believe there is a cutoff.

Check out the event at:
http://www.thoughtworks.co.in/what-we-say/events/tech-briefing_ca.html

I am leading an exclusive search for an Agile Coach who both
understands and wants to introduce Agile into the PM function.

Agile Coach - Service Planning Office:
http://www.redcanary.ca/view/project-manager26
<http://www.redcanary.ca/view/project-manager26>

Part Scrum Master, part Agile enthusiast and part team coach, you'll
deliver service planning projects as the lead of a newly-formed team.
Your challenge will be to manage using an Agile approach -- introducing
its ideas and best practices -- while leveraging traditional PM skills.

You'll be applying those ideas in a world class environment for one of
Canada's largest and most successful companies.

This is a rare opportunity to work at the crossroads of project
management, Agile methodology, and enterprise-scale technology.

Any interest in learning more? Please contact me at:

Heather(at)laudi.com or call 416-934-9500 x121


Heather Holmes
Recruitment Manager
The Laudi Group
416-934-9500 x121
heather(at)laudi.com




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I am leading an exclusive search for an Agile Coach who both
understands and wants to introduce Agile into the PM function.

Agile Coach - Service Planning Office:
http://www.redcanary.ca/view/project-manager26

Part Scrum Master, part Agile enthusiast and part team coach, you'll
deliver service planning projects as the lead of a newly-formed team.
Your challenge will be to manage using an Agile approach – introducing
its ideas and best practices – while leveraging traditional PM skills.

You'll be applying those ideas in a world class environment for one of
Canada's largest and most successful companies.

This is a rare opportunity to work at the crossroads of project
management, Agile methodology, and enterprise-scale technology.

Any interest in learning more? Please contact me at:

Heather(at)laudi.com or call 416-934-9500 x121

Heather Holmes
Recruitment Manager
The Laudi Group
416-934-9500 x121
heather(at)laudi.com

Hi There Everyone!


Just a friendly reminder of an Agile Course that is coming up in the
next few weeks. Registration tends to fill up fast, so sign up today!
Co-Active Coaching Fundamentals: for Agile Leaders
Date: 08/01/08 – 08/03/08   Location: Toronto, ON  Canada
Trainer: Michael Spayd, Collective Edge Consortium



To Register Click Here
<http://www.agileuniversity.org/course_details.jsp?courseid=214&schid=37\
2>


Course Overview
Professional coaching  creates  clarity  and  moves  clients  into
action. How can we, as agile coaches, learn from and leverage the
profession of coaching in our work with team members, managers and
stakeholders?

Co-Active Coaching Fundamentals for Agile Leaders is designed
specifically to bring professional coach training to the Agile
community.  This event is a high-participation, high-feedback two & a
half day retreat based on the "Co-Active Coaching Fundamentals"
course, from the experts at the Coaches Training Institute (CTI),
customized to reflect situations familiar to Agile Leaders.

The course is taught by the experts at CTI through participation, using
practical skills you can apply right away, and offers extensive
opportunities to coach and to receive feedback on your own coaching.

The course cost includes snacks during the day and gourmet lunches.

Get more info at www.agilecoachtraining.com
<http://www.agilecoachtraining.com/> .
Agenda
In particular, you will learn to:
     •   Use the four cornerstones of Co-Active Coaching
     •   Communicate with clients using the 5 contexts of Co-Active
Coaching
     •   Use the Professional Wheel of Life assessment tool with
clients
     •   Distinguish and use the three levels of listening
     •   Demonstrate the most often used coaching skills

Cheers,

Hannah Shain

info@...

Agile University



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I saw James do this presentation live in December and highly recommend it.

Webinar, June 11, 12:00pm EDT
Maximizing Value with Agile Release Planning with James Shore

James Shore
Consultant, Author and Speaker
jamesshore.com

Register for this webinar.

You're agile... great! Now what? Join noted agilist James Shore for an
in-depth discussion of when, why, and how to use agile release
planning to improve the economic success of your project. Learn how
agile release planning can turn a losing project into a winner
mid-stream. James describes five specific ways to use agile release
planning on your project:

1. Work on one project at a time
2. Release early and often
3. Create opportunities
4. Plan adaptively
5. Keep your options open

Join us for a discussion of when to use these techniques and how to
avoid the pitfalls.

http://community.featureplan.com/community/2008/06/webinar_june_11_1200pm_edt_ma\
x.php

OR

http://community.featureplan.com/community/webinars/


Thanks
Stewart

I saw James do this presentation live in December and highly recommend it.

Webinar, June 11, 12:00pm EDT
Maximizing Value with Agile Release Planning with James Shore

James Shore
Consultant, Author and Speaker
jamesshore.com

Register for this webinar.

You're agile... great! Now what? Join noted agilist James Shore for an
in-depth discussion of when, why, and how to use agile release
planning to improve the economic success of your project. Learn how
agile release planning can turn a losing project into a winner
mid-stream. James describes five specific ways to use agile release
planning on your project:

1. Work on one project at a time
2. Release early and often
3. Create opportunities
4. Plan adaptively
5. Keep your options open

Join us for a discussion of when to use these techniques and how to
avoid the pitfalls.

http://community.featureplan.com/community/2008/06/webinar_june_11_1200pm_edt_ma\
x.php

OR

http://community.featureplan.com/community/webinars/


Thanks
Stewart

To Whom It May Concern,

My name is Donald Buresh, and I am a Ph.D. student at Northcentral
University located in Prescott Valley, Arizona. The reason that I am
writing to you is because I would like you to participate in an
internet survey for my dissertation. The topic of my dissertation is
assessing agile project management and customer satisfaction. The web
site where you can find my survey is: www.assessingagilepm.com.

The questionnaire will ask you about a software development project
that was recently completed within your organization. It will take
you about 15 minutes to answer the questions. The questionnaire will
ask you a series of questions about the project, including whether
the software product was developed using agile-driven or plan-driven
methods. If you do not know the answer, the questionnaire will ask
you a series of three questions, and based on your responses, it is
smart enough to decide what software methodology was employed. The
questionnaire will then ask you other questions about the software
development project. If at any time you decide not to participate in
the survey, you need only exit the survey window, and your data will
not be collected. When you have completed the survey, please press
the appropriate button to submit your responses, and then close the
survey window.

All of your responses will be anonymous and all of your data will be
held in the strictest confidence. From your responses, it will not be
possible to identify you or your organization. Since the data
obtained from this questionnaire will be used in my doctoral
dissertation, the results may possibly appear in an academic or trade
publication. None of your responses will ever be revealed.

Thank you for considering to participate in this survey. If you do
participate in the survey, and want to obtain a copy of my
dissertation, please do not hesitate to respond to this email, and
let me know. When the degree has been granted, and the dissertation
has been accepted and published, I will be more than happy to send
you an electronic copy. Again, thank you for your time.


Donald L. Buresh
3115 Enoch Avenue
Zion, IL 60099
Home Tele: 847-872-1659

To Whom It May Concern,

My name is Donald Buresh, and I am a Ph.D. student at Northcentral
University located in Prescott Valley, Arizona. The reason that I am
writing to you is because I would like you to participate in an
internet survey for my dissertation. The topic of my dissertation is
assessing agile project management and customer satisfaction. The web
site where you can find my survey is: www.assessingagilepm.com.

The questionnaire will ask you about a software development project
that was recently completed within your organization. It will take
you about 15 minutes to answer the questions. The questionnaire will
ask you a series of questions about the project, including whether
the software product was developed using agile-driven or plan-driven
methods. If you do not know the answer, the questionnaire will ask
you a series of three questions, and based on your responses, it is
smart enough to decide what software methodology was employed. The
questionnaire will then ask you other questions about the software
development project. If at any time you decide not to participate in
the survey, you need only exit the survey window, and your data will
not be collected. When you have completed the survey, please press
the appropriate button to submit your responses, and then close the
survey window.

All of your responses will be anonymous and all of your data will be
held in the strictest confidence. From your responses, it will not be
possible to identify you or your organization. Since the data
obtained from this questionnaire will be used in my doctoral
dissertation, the results may possibly appear in an academic or trade
publication. None of your responses will ever be revealed.

Thank you for considering to participate in this survey. If you do
participate in the survey, and want to obtain a copy of my
dissertation, please do not hesitate to respond to this email, and
let me know. When the degree has been granted, and the dissertation
has been accepted and published, I will be more than happy to send
you an electronic copy. Again, thank you for your time.


Donald L. Buresh
3115 Enoch Avenue
Zion, IL 60099
Home Tele: 847-872-1659

Hi, I'm looking to hire a CSM for a downtown Toronto location.  I'm
about to begin my ScrumMaster Practitioner certification and it would
be a great time to join my team.  If you are interested, please email
me at jlcloughley at yahoo dot com for a complete job description.

Thanks...

Jim

On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:56:17 -0500, "Rick Innis" <rick@...> said:
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080116.CASMB16/TPStory/TPBusi\
ness/?page=rss
> R.

"daily muddle" ?

Sounds like a place you bring a stick and have
a nice day-time drink. ;)

http://images.google.ca/images?q=muddle+stick+drinks

The best ideas come from executives at "daily muddles" ! ;)
Jokes,
Raj.