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ScanAgile 2009: A Retrospective | Selfish Programming — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:45:50 +0000

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By: Karl Scotland

Karl Scotland — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:09:53 +0000

Hi Pascal,
I find controversial statements can often generate good discussion. I thought the Kanban/Scrum OpenSpace was very productive and got to the heart of the debate – getting people to think about their process, whatever its called.
Thanks for the feedback on my slides – at least you remembered the point I was wanting to emphasise
Karl

By: Pascal

Pascal — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:33:29 +0000

Vasco, maybe I should clarify “theoretical session”. I like theory, I like science, I like to know why something works.

I dislike unsubstantiated theory: “Hey! Here’s a great idea! I think it will work and everybody should do it all the time, everywhere”

By: Vasco Duarte

Vasco Duarte — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:29:20 +0000

I agree that the open space needs to be tweaked. The space usage and the continuity (breaks were on a different floor). It was good to see so many people engaged in the OST even if it was new for many of them.

We’ll have to improvew it for next year.

On the theoretical sessions, I also agree, but we need to also have those. A balance is needed. As Davwe Snowden pointed in the panel: we need to know the theory if we are to have any hope of ever applying many of the techniques we talk about in the right contexts.

A challenge for next year is also to bring experience-based sessions, but with theory included