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Notes from the January 11 meeting of the
PortlandXpUsersGroup. Goal was to make an agenda for 2005.
Interesting Topics Adopted
- Geographically distributed teams.
- Failures
- Scaling
- Hands-on activities
- Sprint
Other Interesting Topics Delayed
- The difference between measurement, test, and validation
- Using aspects of agility in non-agile processes
- Getting started
- "The customer problem"
- Refactoring
- Volunteer activities
- How and where is agility taught
- Web packet: intro to agile
- Making agile tools
- What is agile project management
- How to fit agility into a static org
- How does agility fit into PMP
- What are good metaphors for software
- Partnerships with other interesting groups (Linux, Python, etc.)
- Agile approaches other than XP (Scrum, Crystal, etc.)
- "Beer Night" (Not just after the meeting)
- Host an agile conference in Portland (Agile 2006?)
- Work with other conferences to feature agile (e.g. PNSQC)
- The edgy new parts of KentBeck's second edition of ExtremeProgrammingExplained
Use
AgileAlliance to bring speakers to Portland
- Consider associated engagements, e.g. at PSU, SPIN, etc.
Speaker List Under Active Consideration
(If you're on this list, look for an email or phone call. 8^)
Other potential speakers
Other decisions
- Stay at OGI location
- Wayne, Arlo, Patrick, and Mike will help organize
- Scope is definitely not just XP
- Won't change the name from XPDX though
Thanks to
AndrewBlack for writing these notes initially. The good news is this is a wiki so Andrew and others can correct my mistakes. Only one or two handwriting recognition problems. -Patrick