Unicorns
Today I got to ride an actual unicorn!!!
Testing Fishbowl Discussion – Brian Marick #xp2011
After delivering the keynote (with Tango dancing) Brian held a Fishbowl discussion on testing. This was moderated by Emily Bache. Here’s a few notes I took from the discussion, when I wasn’t participating: Test Maintenance – In the 90’s people tried to do testing, trying to be lean like Toyota. They said that TDD won’t… Read More Testing Fishbowl Discussion – Brian Marick #xp2011
Silent Grouping – @ken_power #xp2011
Here’s the notes I took from Ken’s demo at #xp2011: About 50 or so post it notes with different animals on them Aim was to size the animals Board with columns from Fibonacci sequence Ungrouped animals all on left hand side of the columns, ready to be sized. Everyone agrees on a median animal and places… Read More Silent Grouping – @ken_power #xp2011
Tell the Whole Truth – @ken_power #xp2011
This was yet another fabulous talk from Ken “The” Power about estimating. For Ken though, if possible, the best way is to not estimate at all. Just trust that the team will do the work as fast as they can. Unfortunately most teams have people asking “when” things will be done, so they need estimations.… Read More Tell the Whole Truth – @ken_power #xp2011
My thoughts on #xp2011
A few weeks on I have had time to reflect on my trip to #xp2011. I must say it was extremely rewarding and I learned a lot that I have already used in my current work as well as affirming the way I’m doing things is right, and then throwing that all back in my… Read More My thoughts on #xp2011
Defining Done – @jlsoriat #xp2011
These were the most fabulous slides ever, if not a little distracting from the content. As with the defining ready it’s up to each team to define done and to record it down on the wiki. @jlsoriat used examples of cooking and painting, where we all know when they’re “done” but he defined them. For… Read More Defining Done – @jlsoriat #xp2011
Kanban by David Anderson at #xp2011
Here were the points I took from David’s lightening talk on Kanban: Start with your current process Incrementally introduce improvements (evolutionary change) – unless you’re in the US where they like revolutionary change Initially respect current roles, processes etc. (this keeps people feeling safe) Seed Properties (observations David’s taken from successful projects) Visualise workflow (the… Read More Kanban by David Anderson at #xp2011
7 Ways to sabotage your Kanban Adoption – Erik van der Velde #xp2011
Here were the points I took from Erik’s lightening talk: Don’t do retrospectives Feed your system with stories that are too large (reduces flow, slow or no flow is an indication your stories are too big) Have no limits on the Kanban board Depend on external companies Feel responsible for only “our” column (throwing stuff… Read More 7 Ways to sabotage your Kanban Adoption – Erik van der Velde #xp2011
Definition of Ready – Ken Power #xp2011
I kept wanting to give @ken_power the middle name of “The”. In my head he’s not only this epic Scrum master, but the world’s best dart thrower. This ligtening talk is where Ken explained “ready”. Basically it’s knowing when a story is complete enough to start working on. There’s always ambiguity and not enough focus… Read More Definition of Ready – Ken Power #xp2011
Coding Dojo
This morning I went along to @emilybache’s #xp2011 TDD dojo. Here’s a series of things I got out of it: Building blocks of Engineering Practices: Here (from the bottom up) are the things needed by every software project. 5 Exploratory Testing 4 Automated Checks 3 Continuous Integration 2 Automated Build 1 Version Control 1 –… Read More Coding Dojo
Gemma Cameron 