Tag: bullpen
Sunday, 18 May 2008
Pair programming and the Clumping phenomenon
Posted by Simon Baker
In a retrospective a wee while ago we identified the phenomenon of clumping. Clumping, as it has been colloquially termed, is the crowding effect that occurs when too many pairs cram into one section of the bullpen.
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Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Collaborate more to achieve hustle
Posted by Simon Baker
Our team has been together now for about 15 weeks and things are going well. We've got a sustainable pace that's delivering value every week, our Product Owner and Product Sponsor are both happy, and everyone is having fun. So what's bugging me? 2 things.
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Saturday, 13 October 2007
Humble beginnings
Posted by Simon Baker
We recently started working with a new client and have been located in a new office. The pictures below were taken on the first day in the first hour with people busy setting up their machines. We'll be starting Iteration Zero on Wednesday .
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Saturday, 11 November 2006
Settling into a new bullpen
Posted by Simon Baker
A few weeks back we moved offices. We had to endure 2 weeks back in a pod arrangement but now we've got our new bullpen organised. Here are the pods: old-bullpen Originally uploaded by sjb140470 . Pods before Originally uploaded by sjb140470 . Here's the new bullpen: new-bullpen Originally uploaded by sjb140470 . Settling into the new bullpen Originally uploaded by sjb140470 . Pairing in the bullpen Originally uploaded by sjb140470 .
Tuesday, 25 July 2006
Calling 'Timeout!'
Posted by Simon Baker
Timeout - when play is temporarily suspended at the request of a team to discuss strategy
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Sunday, 23 July 2006
Bullpen
Posted by Simon Baker
In a recent post about iteration zero I said that we were waiting for permission to construct a team bullpen. Well, here it is. It's conducive to osmotic communication and pair programming, and it has enough room for team huddles and the daily standup around the planning board.
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