Not surprisingly, with the fabulous, big Code Camp <http://pdx.techevents.info/codecamp/2/default.aspx> event last month, there wasn't a place for having a...
Hi, everyone, There are just two weeks left before our XP course at Portland State University. This course is open to INDUSTRY as well as students and if ...
Hi, all, This is your last chance to register for the four-week course on XP that Andrew Black and I are teaching at PSU. The course is filling up and our...
Hello, this is just a friendly reminder that my company Rally Software, along with Rally's Partner SolutionsIQ, is offering a two- day Certified ScrumMaster...
Hello, Please excuse the cross-posting. If you're not from in or around Portland, Oregon, you can stop reading now and go on to the next message. If you are,...
There's a nip of fall in the air. Even on these warm days, it cools down plenty in the evening. How about spending a nice warm evening with a bunch of warm...
Hello, my company Rally Software is offering a two-day Certified Scrum Master course in Santa Clara, CA on Tuesday, October 10th and Wednesday, October 11th,...
Greetings, Fans of Agile teams -- Once again, December 5-7, 2006, Esther Derby and I present "Secrets of Agile Teamwork: Beyond Technical Skills," a workshop...
Hello, my company Rally Software, along with Rally's Partner SolutionsIQ, is offering a two-day Certified ScrumMaster Training course in the Bellevue area on...
If you have a chance please join us for the APLN PDX meeting tommorrow night at the Widmer Gasthaus. Details below... ... Hi All, The Portland meeting of...
Interesting rant by a Google Developer talking about Good and Bad Agile. http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2006/09/good-agile-bad-agile_27.html (Warning: This...
Hi Mike, ... And there have been long, long discussion threads about it on extremeprogramming@yahoogroups (and elsewhere) if you want to join the fun.;-) Diana...
Yes, our movement is diluted by "one book" experts. I don't believe this is possible to avoid for long though the scary name "Extreme" worked for a while. I...
Ward Cunningham
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Oct 2, 2006 7:43 pm
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I suppose there are "Good" and "Bad" ways to look at Google's approach: a) "1 in 10 projects make us a boat load of money, so let's give our Engineers max R&D...
I have never seen a situation where it did not come down to the people on the team. XP, CMMI, yaddayaddayadda -- the bottom line I've seen has always been...
... And on the internal Agile mailing list at my company... it seems that this rant touched a few nerves. Apparently the author claims he wanted to "wake up"...
Steve Willoughby
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Oct 3, 2006 12:38 am
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Yes, and...I think there are practices that are more good or less good within a given context. To be sure, the people involved must be dedicated to success,...
If this is the best argument the naysayers can come up with then the battle is already over :-) This to me sounds just like the long list of ad hominem attacks...
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." -Gandhi Agile has officially progressed to the "fight" phase. -Mike ... -- ...
XPers- I just received an email from a longtime friend who knows of someone who can't make it to OOPSLA this year and needs to sell/transfer their conference...
Hello, this is just a friendly reminder that my company Rally Software, along with Rally's Partner SolutionsIQ, is offering a two- day Certified ScrumMaster...
Hello all, Among all the developers out there is there anyone who harbors a secret yearning (or open intention) to work in graphic design? The volunteer...
Diana: We might be willing to help out with this project depending on the requirements. Josh Blank http://www.bluetechllc.com 503-706-7275 On 10/20/06 5:57 PM,...
Hi All, After yet another long wait, NUnit 2.4 Beta 2 (2.3.6293)has been released and may be downloaded at http://sourceforge.net/projects/nunit The major...
Hello everyone, A few members of XPDX, eXtremeprogramming Seattle, APLN-PDX and APLN Seattle, (and one person from the Bay Area XP group) banded together to...
Have you ever had a project that makes you want to scream? If so, please join us to discuss Agile solutions at the Agile Project Leadership October meeting....
Halloween is the big holiday of the year at our house... we make pizza with the help of dozens of our friends who show up with potluck toppings. Why don't you...
Hi All, We didn't get a quorum for our meeting. Too many fun things are afoot. (Including Rik's Halloween Party below... he and I exchanged emails and the...
Oops! What happened to October? I think we got a little too busy. Bad Nerd Herder... Bad! Well, we can make up for this faux pas next week. Oh, and you should ...