October 2009 Blog Posts (3)

Agile Tour 2009 Open Jam Part 2

The Agile Tour is over, but that doesn't mean there still isn't good information to get out of it. Here are the notes from the second OpenJam that took place: Is Scrum Evil???

http://fasterslowerbetter.blogspot.com/2009/10/agile-tour-2009-open-jam-part-2.html

Added by Doug Bailey on October 15, 2009 at 11:58pm — No Comments

Agile Tour 2009 Open Jam Part 1

Agile 2009 came to Philadelphia and had some great sessions. It provided information for people new to Agile as well as experienced.

One of the three options available included an Open Jam. We had 3 topics that covered Certification, Scrum is Evil?, and Agile in a ERP. I want to thank all of the people who attended Open Jam. The discussion was great. For those who missed the sessions consider joining an open space discussion in the future.

Attached are the notes from the… Continue

Added by Doug Bailey on October 6, 2009 at 11:41pm — 2 Comments

Chickens, Pigs, Piglets, and Chigs?

Although many don’t like it, all agilists are familiar with the chicken and pig joke that explains that pigs are committed to success, while chickens are at best involved. As we continue to move to larger scale enterprise agile, we can benefit from understanding varying levels of participation and commitment. As such, I use terms like piglets and chigs to describe patterns and anti-patterns of team participation.

Piglets are part time participants that view their role as… Continue

Added by David A. Bulkin on October 5, 2009 at 11:32pm — No Comments

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