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Common Threads – Training and Estimation

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

When I train I think of it as pain now vs. pain later. I can run up hills in the pouring rain in January to get fit for alpine climbing in May or I can skip it and just suffer more more when the time comes. Me, I try and ...

Tags: agile, Metaphors
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Common Threads – "Talk – Action = Zero"

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

"Talk - Action = Zero" basically means that climbing should be a zero sum game. It you talk the talk you have to back it up with actions to prove it. In software terms this is like saying you can do all the design and planning you want but unless you ...

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Common Threads – Cooperative Games

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

Cooperative Games of InventionBoth climbing and software are cooperative, finite and goal directed.Cooperative - "a team sport", if team members don't pull or carry their weight then the whole team suffers.Finite - Clear definition of "done"; the summit or RTM.Goals - All participants can and should have a clear idea ...

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Common Threads – Software and Climbing

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

Software AscentsBoth agile software development and alpine climbing are adaptive methods.Assemble teamEvaluate objectiveDo workAssess progress - are we "done"Adjust tacticsDo more work (goto 3).There have been many other comparisons...I find rock climbing has more in common with software development than do all the comparison partners that have been used before. ...

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