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Subject:Re: The Agile / Xtreme TW From:T S <tens00 -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Michael West <mbwest -at- bigpond -dot- com> Date:Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:05:59 -0500
>
> Hi Mike. I have to agree and laughed about your mention of how the
> information starts flowing when call out issues in a daily stand up meeting!
> That has been one of the best things in my view and sometimes hardest. But,
> it has made a huge difference in how quickly I get information. On one
> project team (we are geographically dispersed), our scrum master also
> instituted a three email rule which has been great. If it takes more than
> three, schedule a meeting! It's amazing how much faster our work gets done
> when people are forced to talk and all of this has helped our team continue
> to grow and I see more team work than ever before.
>
>
> But otherwise, yes, I think you're correct. One of the things about Agile
> that can't be faked is the daily "stand up" in which I can say to the whole
> team that I have not been able to complete my task because so-and-so has
> not
> given me access to the information I need.
>
> After a few days of this, it's amazing how the information starts flowing.
>
> --
> Mike
>
>
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