Re: Summing up and moving on (I hope)

Ron Jeffries wrote:


> On Thursday, December 12, 2002, at 8:35:05 PM, Bill Walton wrote:
>
> > No offense intended here.  I have a couple of real questions for you.
>
> I wonder why you would imagine that we would find real questions
offensive.

Seems like just about anything will offend someone.  Thought it better to
make my intent explicit.

> > 1) What is it you hope to learn / gain from participating in this
> > business-side discussion?
>
> I am hoping to learn more about what real business people's needs are, and
their
> concerns regarding XP. I am hoping to learn what fears, er sorry concerns
er
> sorry issues they have with respect to it. I am hoping to learn how they
really
> respond to the various attempts we might make in communicating with them.

Excellent.

> > 2) What is it you think you can contribute to this discussion,
remembering
> > that it's intended to be a place for business-side folks to discuss the
> > business-side implications of XP to figure out how to best "argue" our
case
> > for the wider adoption of XP practices?
>
> I feel that I might be able to contribute something. Here's why:

[snip]

A truly impressive resume.

> Since it has been rather useful heretofore, I was guessing and hoping that
some
> of this experience and knowledge might be useful here.

I'm guessing and hoping that it will be too.  To date, however, you've
pretty much restricted your contributions to the programming side except in
instances where you've said your experience on the business side doesn't
match mine or Glen's.  And in those cases you've simply said that, rather
than sharing the details of your experience, helping us understand what
you've learned about various contexts.  Do you intend to begin sharing that
portion of your knowledge and experience?  It will be most welcome.

[snip]

Best regards,
Bill


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