Re: [extremeprogramming] What has changed for you over the past 20 years?

"R Dymond" <[email protected]> Fri, 6 Dec 2019 09:37:23 -0600
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On Fri, Dec 6, 2019, 8:01 AM Eb Alson <[email protected]> wrote:

> Under what circumstances should a leader impose any of these practices?
>

I think that was his question as well.


> On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 9:58 AM R Dymond <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> CNCF is really impressive. That growth! It is underwritten by linux
>> foundation and google.
>>
>> I was discussing TDD with a leader in a software company that just closed
>> a $40M round and expects to grow from 19 to 40 teams. He said they have
>> some teams who do TDD and pairing all the time, some who do it only on
>> harder stuff and some who do not. They have some former thoughtworks alumni
>> and many junior staff, and given the difficulty of recruiting senior staff
>> in their location they expect many of their new hires to be 0 to 3 years of
>> experience.
>>
>> He has had the experience of being in company where they mandated TDD and
>> pairing, then had some people leave and other people who wanted to work
>> that way join.
>>
>> So it is a puzzle to him as well. He doesn't feel he can mandate it at
>> this point, and also he would prefer pull to push.
>>
>> Robin Dymond, CST
>> Managing Partner, Innovel
>> www.innovel.net
>> www.scrumtraining.com
>> Direct: (804) 239-4329
>> twitter: @robindymond
>> Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robindymond
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 6, 2019, 7:13 AM Ron Jeffries <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi ...
>>>
>>> sent from iPad, probably via Mars. Errors, if any, are not mine.
>>> [email protected] is a better address for me, maybe.
>>>
>>> > On Dec 5, 2019, at 4:36 PM, Slava Imeshev via Groups.Io <imeshev=
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > There may be many more ways to accomplish this without doing it Scrum
>>> way. Just a few initial ideas:
>>> >
>>> > 1. Textbooks combined with guided self-study.
>>> > 2. Udemy/Cousera/Youtube video courses.
>>> > 3. Reference cards to be given to new hires ("This is how we do it
>>> here").
>>> > 4. Continuous stream of talks at conferences and meetups.
>>> > 5. Magazine articles.
>>> > 6. Study groups.
>>> > 5. A mobile app with references.
>>> >
>>> > What else?
>>>
>>> Yes I think there are ways like that, and they are needed. I believe
>>> that the price has to be low enough that developers themselves will pay it
>>> if need be. This makes me think that, in early days at least, until volumes
>>> come up -- if they do -- the creation of these things needs to be
>>> underweritten.
>>>
>>> R
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
> blog: http://eikonne.wordpress.com
> LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/ebenezer-ikonne
> twitter: @eikonne
> 
>
>

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<div dir=3D"auto"><div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Dec 6, 2019, 8:01 AM Eb Alson &lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquot=
e class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc sol=
id;padding-left:1ex"><div><div dir=3D"auto">Under what circumstances should=
 a leader impose any of these practices?</div></div></blockquote></div></di=
v><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I think that was his questi=
on as well.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .=
8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Dec 6, 2019 at 9:58=
 AM R Dymond &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" r=
el=3D"noreferrer">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;=
padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">CNCF is really impressive. That growth!=
 It is underwritten by linux foundation and google.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></=
div><div dir=3D"auto">I was discussing TDD with a leader in a software comp=
any that just closed a $40M round and expects to grow from 19 to 40 teams. =
He said they have some teams who do TDD and pairing all the time, some who =
do it only on harder stuff and some who do not. They have some former thoug=
htworks alumni and many junior staff, and given the difficulty of recruitin=
g senior staff in their location they expect many of their new hires to be =
0 to 3 years of experience.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"au=
to">He has had the experience of being in company where they mandated TDD a=
nd pairing, then had some people leave and other people who wanted to work =
that way join.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">So it is =
a puzzle to him as well. He doesn&#39;t feel he can mandate it at this=C2=
=A0point, and also he would prefer pull to push.<br><br><div data-smartmai=
l=3D"gmail_signature" dir=3D"auto">Robin Dymond, CST<br>Managing Partner, I=
nnovel<br><a href=3D"http://www.innovel.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noref=
errer">www.innovel.net</a><br><a href=3D"http://www.scrumtraining.com" targ=
et=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">www.scrumtraining.com</a><br>Direct: (804)=
 239-4329<br>twitter: @robindymond<br>Linkedin:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www=
.linkedin.com/in/robindymond" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">https://=
www.linkedin.com/in/robindymond</a></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmai=
l_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Dec 6, 2019, 7:13 AM=
 Ron Jeffries &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_bl=
ank" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><b=
lockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px =
#ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi ...<br>
<br>
sent from iPad, probably via Mars. Errors, if any, are not mine.<br>
<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" targe=
t=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a> is a better address for me, maybe.<br>
<br>
&gt; On Dec 5, 2019, at 4:36 PM, Slava Imeshev via Groups.Io &lt;imeshev=
=3D<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; There may be many more ways to accomplish this without doing it Scrum=
 way. Just a few initial ideas:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; 1. Textbooks combined with guided self-study.<br>
&gt; 2. Udemy/Cousera/Youtube video courses.<br>
&gt; 3. Reference cards to be given to new hires (&quot;This is how we do =
it here&quot;).<br>
&gt; 4. Continuous stream of talks at conferences and meetups.<br>
&gt; 5. Magazine articles.<br>
&gt; 6. Study groups.<br>
&gt; 5. A mobile app with references.<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; What else?<br>
<br>
Yes I think there are ways like that, and they are needed. I believe that =
the price has to be low enough that developers themselves will pay it if ne=
ed be. This makes me think that, in early days at least, until volumes come=
 up -- if they do -- the creation of these things needs to be underweritten=
.<br>
<br>
R<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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