Hello, Some of you may remember my introduction message a month or so back -- I just moved to Portland from Cincinnati where I was involved with XP-Cinci. I'm...
That sounds interesting to me. I'm not sure if Arlo had any other ideas for the meeting... we've all been off on different tracks the last few months. -Patrick...
That sounds interesting to me too. Welcome to Portland, John! Diana Diana Larsen www.futureworksconsulting.com 503-288-3550 Upcoming Events: - "The Secrets of...
I don't have another speaker lined up. Thank you for volunteering. Please send me a title and a short blurb, so that I can get it spread around. Also, feel...
Our meeting for March will be in the usual time and place (see http://www.xpdx.org/ if you need directions or more info). Pizza for this meeting is sponsored...
Pizza - send any particular requests for toppings to me and I will do my best. In the past as I recall I have selected: * 1-2 Pepperoni * 1-2 Cheese * 1 Veggie...
HI all If you don't live in or near Portland, Oregon, USA, you can hit delete or stop reading now. Please forgive the cross-posting. APLN=Agile Project...
Hello Diana This sounds interesting. Though I have never practiced Agile principles formally nor have I really studied them in detail, but I am interested and...
Looks like a great meeting...I am unfortunately very under the weather...my doc told me I was pretty contagious and not to hang out with people I liked and...
Just wanted to say thank you again to everyone who came out tonight to listen to me babble. In case you didn't get a chance to make a note of it, the...
... Sorry to reply to myself here, but I just wanted to let anyone who either wasn't at the meeting last night or just wants to reference material from the...
Thanks, John. I appreciate you for graciously sharing your materials. Diana Diana Larsen www.futureworksconsulting.com 503-288-3550 Upcoming Events: - "The...
From the PND Blog [1]: It's that time again! Nerd Dinner! I suppose we could wait a day and have a wonderfully nerdy Saint Patrick's Day, but hey, even some...
Hello John That was a very very interesting presentation. It was interesting to know about how XP could actually be applied to even open-source projects, the...
Hello John's presentation triggered something. I could actually relate to many things he said. specially the "feeling guilty part", because I too have been...
Hi Patrick, Victor Szalvay and Boris Gloger are organizing it. I've copied them on this so they can provide more details. Esther and I also have another...
Greetings, Fans of Agile teams -- Last April, Esther Derby and I offered a new workshop for Agile teams. It focused on the interpersonal, collaboration and...
Hello, my company Rally Software, in conjunction with our partner SolutionsIQ, are offering a two-day Certified ScrumMaster Training course in Bellevue,...
Hello I posted this question about 3 weeks ago and everyone took a pass on it. I thought that the XP folks would be the best people to ask about tips and ...
Hello An opening has come with our clients. Given below is the Ad that was recently published for the same. After working for over a year with Vesticon, I can...
... Does anybody else think this is code for "we'll be asking you to work a lot of overtime?" Cheers, Jim -- James Shore -- Titanium IT -- Successful Software ...
Thanks Jim, because it actually gives me a chance to clarify... In this case it literally means what it says. You see, the development team is really small...
Thanks for clarifying, Hiten. I apologize for the implication. Regards, Jim ... -- James Shore -- Titanium IT -- Successful Software Recipient of 2005 Gordon...
... +1 on the possibility of it being a meeting topic. I have some thoughts on the topic that are probably more suited to (in-person) group discussion than an...
... All the better... it's more interesting to work on things when they are still open for discussion. Learning about learning becomes a strange loop almost...
I agree Rick. But I tell you... during our last meeting (APLN) I kept wondering how you guys have coped with years of technology changes. I mean you folks...
Hiten, "Embrace Change" is XP's mantra. I can't speak for others, but I'm *extremely* averse to repetitive tasks and mundane jobs. I'll take the elusive...