Will Agile work for you? 1

Posted by Conrad Benham on April 27, 2008

When people are told about Agile they often walk away saying “That sounds good in theory but couldn’t possibly work in the wild”. In out next event we will explore what it takes to be Agile. I’ll identify projects for which Agile is suited and those where it will be more challenging to implement. I’ll also look at the types of people and teams it takes to make Agile work. If time permits we’ll look at the parts of Agile that can be done without management endorsement.

Update: this topic is suitable for all people. There will be information relevant to developers, project managers and managers. Even if you aren’t likely to create an Agile team soon you will still benefit from understanding the dynamics of an Agile team regardless of your current role.

Thank you to the Fringe Club for allowing us to use their space for this event.

When: 7pm, Tuesday 13th of May 2008
Where: Fringe Gallery, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong
Google Map: http://tinyurl.com/4tdpw9

Webcast: Distributed Software Development 1

Posted by Conrad Benham on March 20, 2008

Agile Journal is hosting a webcast entitled “Making Distributed Software Development Work”. The webcast is due to start on Tuesday April 8, 2008 at 1800GMT. That time makes for a rather late broadcast here in Hong Kong. Incidentally that is one of the things that makes distributed agile interesting, the need to work across timezones.

The event will address the following specific topics:

  • Disconnection on project requirements or estimation
  • Decreased visibility into project status
  • Erosion of trust among individuals in the project

The webcast is being lead by Cary Schwaber a Senior Analyst from Forrester and Matthew Simons the Chief People Officer of ThoughtWorks. More information about the webcast can be found here. Registration is required to participate.