Re: [extremeprogramming] What has changed for you over the past 20 years?
"Jim Shore" <[email protected]> Sat, 7 Dec 2019 11:33:11 +1100
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.programming.extreme-programming |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
--Apple-Mail=_E7674723-97CD-4463-A3D1-834D69BEE49E Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 When I think about the companies that I=E2=80=99ve seen be most successful = with Agile and XP, this is how they did it. -- James Shore - The Art of Agile voice: +1 503-267-5490 blog: http://jamesshore.com > On Dec 7, 2019, at 4:22 AM, JeffGrigg <[email protected]> wrote= : >=20 > Something I've seen that was quite successful ... > 1. During the hiring process, the company made it quite clear that Extre= me Programming, including Pair Programming and the other practices was mand= atory. > 2. In the team's room, there are half as many machines as developers. "Y= ou work it out." says the boss. (And you're kind of strongly expected to d= o "pair programming" of some kind. And if people quit, an appropriate numbe= r of machines will be removed.) >=20 > Actually... It worked quite well. >=20 > The teams were enabled and empowered to change the process as they saw f= it. ... within "reasonable" bounds. >=20 > Some did kanban boards. Some did big visible charts. Some had timers t= o signal pair switching. >=20 > People knew before being hired what they were signing up for. And then = we did it. >=20 -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#160478): https://groups.io/g/extremeprogramming/messag= e/160478 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/39418691/2417047 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/extremeprogramming/leave/4902963/61983806= 5/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- --Apple-Mail=_E7674723-97CD-4463-A3D1-834D69BEE49E Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset= = =3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: = space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">When I think about the co= mpanies that I=E2=80=99ve seen be most successful with Agile and XP, this i= s how they did it.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><div= class=3D""> <div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);= letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transfor= m: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:= 0px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: spac= e; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"ca= ret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-= align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; w= ord-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-spa= ce;" class=3D""><div dir=3D"auto" style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-n= bsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><div style=3D"c= aret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font= -size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: no= rmal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-tra= nsform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-w= idth: 0px; text-decoration: none;">--<br class=3D"">James Shore - The Art o= f Agile<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">voice: +1 503-267-5490<br class=3D"">b= log: <a href=3D"http://jamesshore.com" class=3D"">http://jamesshore.com</a>= </div></div></div></div> </div> <div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">O= n Dec 7, 2019, at 4:22 AM, JeffGrigg <<a href=3D"mailto:jeffreytoddgrigg= @gmail.com" class=3D"">[email protected]</a>> wrote:</div><br c= lass=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D"">Something I've seen that= was quite successful ...<br class=3D"">1. During the hiring process, the c= ompany made it quite clear that Extreme Programming, including Pair Program= ming and the other practices was mandatory.<br class=3D"">2. In the team's = room, there are half as many machines as developers. "You work it out." say= s the boss. (And you're kind of strongly expected to do "pair program= ming" of some kind. And if people quit, an appropriate number of machines w= ill be removed.)<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Actually... It worked q= uite well.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">The teams were enabled and empowere= d to change the process as they saw fit. ... within "reasonable" boun= ds.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Some did kanban boards. Some did big= visible charts. Some had timers to signal pair switching.<br class= =3D""><br class=3D"">People knew before being hired what they were signing= up for. And then we did it. </div></blockquote></div><br class=3D""></div></body></html> <div width=3D"1" style=3D"color:white;clear:both">_._,_._,_</div> <hr> Groups.io Links:<p> You receive all messages sent to this group. <p> <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://groups.io/g/extremeprogramming/messag= e/160478">View/Reply Online (#160478)</a> | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]?subject= = =3DRe:%20Re%3A%20%5Bextremeprogramming%5D%20What%20has%20changed%20for%20y= ou%20over%20the%20past%2020%20years%3F">Reply To Group</a> | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]?subject=3D= Private:%20Re:%20Re%3A%20%5Bextremeprogramming%5D%20What%20has%20changed%20= for%20you%20over%20the%20past%2020%20years%3F">Reply To Sender</a> | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://groups.io/mt/39418691/2417047">Mu= te This Topic</a> | <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/extremeprogramming/post">New Topic</a><br= > <br> <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/extremeprogramming/editsub/2417047">Your Su= bscription</a> | <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">Contact Group Owner<= /a> | <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/extremeprogramming/leave/4902963/619838065/= xyzzy">Unsubscribe</a> [[email protected]]<br> <div width=3D"1" style=3D"color:white;clear:both">_._,_._,_</div> --Apple-Mail=_E7674723-97CD-4463-A3D1-834D69BEE49E--