Category Archives: xtreme programming

Intro to Extreme Programming

This past Wednesday, I presented a 45-minute introduction to Extreme Programming (XP) to the Project Management and Program Management Special Interest Group, who meet every week Cupertino. The group was lively and full of questions. I especially enjoyed the chance to discuss XP, as that is where I got my start doing agile software development, back around the turn of the century.

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XP for Project and Program Management SIG

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Tomorrow morning I’ll be giving an ‘Intro to Extreme Programming’ talk for the Project Management and Program Management Special Interest Group in Cupertino. The event is open to the public, and group asks for a $2 donation from each participant. We will be giving away a copy of “Planning Extreme Programming” by Kent Beck and Martin Fowler.

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The 2008 Scrum Gathering Made Me Famous!

Well, maybe not famous, but at least I made it to YouTube, and with all of my clothes on! This video of the Chicago Scrum Gathering includes some footage of my workshop What Makes Agile Projects Succeed (or Fail)?. It starts 50 seconds in, with the title “The Essence of Scrum Session.” If you’re really bored, feel free to play ‘Find Chris’; somehow my mug and pony tail managed to make several other appearances.

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Agile Project Management Workshop

On June 17th, the Technical Management Institute, Effective Training Associates, and the IEEE are teaming up to put on an agile project management workshop. The workshop will be held in Palo Alto and is open to the public, but admission is limited to the first 12 registrants. The proceeds will benefit the Silicon Valley IEEE.

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What Makes Agile Teams Succeed (or Fail)? – Agile Coach Camp

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This is the first of a two sessions that I facilitated at Agile Coach Camp. A small group of agile coaches, including Ron Jefferies came together on Saturday to consider the question “What makes agile teams succeed (or Fail)?” Using the Group Wisdom Without Groupthink process, we generated, discussed, and ranked about a dozen ideas.

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