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  • Competence and "the System"

    Just read this post from Esther Derby. This reminds me of numerous experiences I've had.  For instance...In 1997 - 1998, I was working at pcOrder (which no longer exists). pcOrder had spun out of Trilogy, which was known for hiring the best and brightest from the best schools around the country. If you work or live in Austin, the odds are ...
    Posted to Steven "Doc" List, Agile Novice (Weblog) by slist on August 26, 2007

  • An Agile2007 Retrospective before reading "Agile Retrospectives"

    About to dive into Esther Derby and Diana Larsen's book Agile Retrospectives, I'm taking a moment to reflect on the conference and my overall experiences of last week. At one point, I referred to what I call the ''Summer Camp Syndrome'', while talking with Diana. That's what I call that feeling of separation anxiety, sadness, and loss that I ...
    Posted to Steven "Doc" List, Agile Novice (Weblog) by slist on August 20, 2007

  • Agile 2007 recap

    A week of learning, meeting people, establishing new connections, and realizing how much I do and don't know about agile. I got to hear and meet some of the household names in the agile community: Alistair Cockburn, Diana Larsen, Esther Derby, Christopher Avery, Jim Highsmith, Jim Shore, Brian Marick, Naresh Jain, Arlo Belshee (author of the ...
    Posted to Steven "Doc" List, Agile Novice (Weblog) by slist on August 19, 2007