Better late than never. I attended 1 day of the SD West conference a couple of weeks ago. I went to two workshops in the People, Process & Methods Track. I've committed to increasing my knowledge in Agile/Iterative/Short Cycle development techniques and tools. According to Scott Ambler the industry is moving away from "traditional" processes towards more "agile " processes.
Here are the workshops I attended and what I thought of them,
Agile Model Driven Development (AMDD): Gain Without the Pain Scott Ambler
- I liked Scott's presentation skills and group tasks. I liked what he had to say. Some thoughts that I took to heart: "Just barely enough documentation" & "Use white boards more often"
Agile Estimating and Planning Mike Cohn
Mike was also a good speaker and the workshop tasks made me think about the planning process we just went through on some of our projects. I look forward to using his planning poker cards on some of our projects.
Overall I liked the workshops and will seek out more training in these areas.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2007
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