Overview
I'd like to organize an Open Spaces conference in the winter or spring of 2009 to discuss pull systems, lean software development, and Kanban. This will most likely happen in Atlanta.
I want the event to be free and limited to 80 attendees. Thoughts?
What questions would we like the event to tackle? Open Spaces works best with a problem.
- Building a solid core of understanding and community of practice around pull systems.
- The marketing problem: scrum is the 800 pound gorilla and may be hampering adoption of pull systems. How do we change that?
- How can we support and set a context for a community new to this process. Do we need a "Kanban manifesto" to get things going?
I'd like to get Corey to come out and do one of his trainings (at his usual rate) on Friday for those that would like to attend and to provide context for newer attendees.
Who's in?
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Name
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What do you do? |
Employer
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Home
|
Website |
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David Laribee
|
Agile Coach |
VersionOne
|
Atlanta
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http://thebeelog.com |
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Mattias Skarin
|
Agile Coach |
Crisp
|
Stockholm
|
http://blog.crisp.se/mattiasskarin |
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Scott Bellware
|
Development Director |
Minggl
|
Austin, TX
|
http://scottbellware.com |
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Eric Landes
|
Project Manager/Project Lead |
Robert Bosch
|
South Bend, IN
|
http://aspadvice.com/blogs/elandes |
| Ben Carey |
Agile Coach |
Rally |
Raleigh, NC |
http://www.thesherpaproject.com |
| Karl Scotland |
Agile Coach |
Conchango |
Brighton, UK |
http://availagility.wordpress.com |
| Linda Cook |
Agile Coach |
Project Cooks, LLC |
Hampstead, MD |
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| Steve Harman |
Sr. Dev. (& Kanban-padawan) |
Quick Solutions |
Columbus, OH |
http://stevenharman.net
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| Eric Willeke |
Software Architect |
Inkubook.com |
Indianapolis, IN |
http://manicprogrammer.com/willeke
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| David Anderson |
Management Consultant |
DJ Anderson & Associates Inc |
Seattle, WA |
http://www.djandersonassociates.com/ |
Problem brainstorming:
Kanban, what value do we want to bring?
Estimation and lookahead, how does kanban practice benefit?
Is kanban dangerous? How far do we go down the path of removing variation in an innovation industry?
Shu-Ha-Ri. How do we teach Kanban as a Shu process? (Or, is Kanban a Ha process?)
Kanban, how is is different from Scrum?
When is Kanban a better process choice?
Comments (4)
eric.landes@... said
at 4:19 pm on Oct 8, 2008
I would vote for winter early spring in Atlanta. I would be interested in having Corey for a session. I would love to see this last 2 days, plus Corey's time. Maybe have it Tuesday and Wednesday, with Corey's stuff on a Thursday (I'd rather not travel back home on Friday if possible).
Linda M Cook said
at 2:28 pm on Oct 13, 2008
Two days is enough time to get into real details and not too much time away from work and family. How about a Fri n Sat event? This would allow folks to self select if their company wasn't excited about Kanban. Agile Coach Camp might be a model for organizing this event. If the timeline is March or so, it is time to get organized and get the word out.
Eric Willeke said
at 12:51 pm on Nov 2, 2008
If we have Corey (Or David, or etc) in to do the training, wouldn't it make sense for use to start with that on day 0, then spend two days building on that foundation? Having high-quality training up front would create a "minimum knowledge" that would allow the open spaces to be intermediate and expert level conversations. Accomplishing the stated goals would be challenging if the two days were spent training the new members on the details. Rarely is there an opportunity to begin with all members of the space at a known level of knowledge.
David Anderson said
at 1:52 pm on Nov 2, 2008
If we are going to do this, I would recommend that we do it in Florida - probably Miami. The reason for this, is that it is easy to get to from Europe and South America. Some of the best kanban implementations and implementors are not on the North American continent. I'd particularly want Karl Scotland and Alisson Vale attending an event like this.
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