Here is the kickoff of the OpenSpace for SDT 2006.  This conference was organized by Naresh Jain of Thoughtworks and held at the West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

http://sdtconf.com/

I had the chance to drop in on the NFJS Fall tour in Reston VA.  This panel discussion covers a wide variety of topics.  Mostly related to Java and Ruby but with a little simplicity and Agile thrown into the mix.

It was a fun discussion and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

-bob

Jeff gave a presentation on the Psycology of Build Times at Agile 2006.  He is always a cheerful voice in the Agile Community and we chat about a variety of subjects including the presentations that he and I  presented at  SD Best Practices 2006.

-bob payne

I spoke with Bob at the end of the last day of the conference.  At this point we were both tired.  Bob can always liven up a room and he was able to get one last burst of Podcast Energy from me.

We discuss a number of topics but the podcast is short and sweet.

Enjoy

-bob payne

Michael and I talk about his company Cogility and his work with organizations.  I have seen Michael on the agile circuit for some time and shared several OpenSpaces with him. 

I'm sure we will be hearing more from Michael.  I certainly enjoyed my chat with him.

-bob payne

APLN - DC Chapter - Transitioning to Agility

Panel:  - Sanjiv Augustine, Thad Sheer, Bob Payne, and Cliff Berg.

We talked about our experiences transitioning organizations to Agile Practices. 

This was a fun discussion.  It is long but I hope you enjoy it.

-bob payne

Scott and I talk about his new work with the Eclipse Process Framework and a variety of other topics.  As with all my conversations with Scott this one went on for a while.

Hope you enjoy.

-bob

Ward and I talk about his new position as the Director of Committer Community Development at Eclipse.  He discusses the release of Callisto by the Eclipse foundation, it’s Agile roots and other fun tool related topics.

-bob

Mary Lynn is the co author of Fearless Change and the Chair of the Agile 2007 Conference here in Washington DC.  What can I say ... the book is great and I look forward to working with her on Agile 2007.

I did not get as much time to talk with her at the conference as I would have liked since she was swamped. 

- bob

Dot is the first practicioner of DSDM that I have spoken with on the Agile Toolkit Podcast.  DSDM is one of the early Agile Metodologies that has taken hold in Europe and the UK but has not made the jump to the states yet.

DSDM has a more formalized  prioritization process that is refered to as the  MoSCoW process. 

- Must Have
- Should Have
- Could Have
- Won't Have

I enjoyed my talk with Dot and I hope you will also.

-bob