Category Archives: agile

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Join the presenters at Agile 2008

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Eric Lefevre-Ardant

Things are starting to take shape for Agile 2008. Submissions are starting to come in. We are at 10 for the Breaking Acts stage, which is pretty good at this point. Considering that the deadline is February 25th, now is … Continue reading →

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BarCampParis15: Tools 2.0

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Eric Lefevre-Ardant

I have long wanted to attend a BarCamp but it’s not easy to get yourself to attend a conference on a Saturday after a whole week of work. I was also turned off by an impression that the crowd was … Continue reading →

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Valtech Days: Reflecting on our Open Space Technology event

Posted on November 17, 2007 by Eric Lefevre-Ardant

I have participated at a few Open Space events, and facilitated some, but the crowd never exceeded 60. So I was a bit apprehensive, when it appeared that the Open Space Technology part at Valtech Days Paris 2007 would gather … Continue reading →

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How to use hexagonal cards

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Eric Lefevre-Ardant

I first got introduced to using hexagonal cards for facilitation at AgileOpen. I thought they were pretty neat, and I acquired two packs of them for use at the Valtech Days. Here are some notes on how to use them.

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Valtech Days: an insider look

Posted on October 28, 2007 by Eric Lefevre-Ardant

Wow. I started writing this post on my way back from the Valtech Days conference, which I have contributed to organize, and all I can say is “wow”.

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CITCON Brussels 2007: Jester & Jumble

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Eric Lefevre-Ardant

I was very excited when Squirrel suggested a topic about mutation testing. I had looked at Jester & Jumble before, but gave up after a couple of hours, as they are not very easy to setup, and mostly not maintained. … Continue reading →

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I’ve been interviewed!

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Eric Lefevre-Ardant

The folks at developpez.com (the de facto leading French website for developers) have interviewed me about the Open Space Technology conference that we are having at the Valtech Days on Wednesday.

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Signs from our internal OpenSpace Technology event

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Eric Lefevre-Ardant

We did a rehearsal of our coming OpenSpace even at Valtech Days. The signs were “beta” versions of what we’ll get in two weeks. As a side note, we have also started displaying (and renewing) pictures of Valtech events on … Continue reading →

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CITCON Brussels Registrations are going nicely

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Eric Lefevre-Ardant

We now have more than 80 registrants for CITCON Brussels, more than 2 weeks before the 19th. This year, I have volunteered to help organize registrations, so I get to see every single registration request. It’s interesting: sometimes, you don’t … Continue reading →

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Huckster

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Eric Lefevre-Ardant

Today, I played a bit with Huckster, a presentation tool designed by James Gosling. It’s intriguing: counter-intuitively, it does not have any kind of unique features (as you would expect from an outsider in the world of presentation tools). Its … Continue reading →

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Valtech in Agile Journal

Posted on September 21, 2007 by Eric Lefevre-Ardant

Quote from Agile Journal, in their Agile 2007 conference report: “The best leadership came from the large ISVs (e.g., Yahoo, Google, BMC Software) and the boutique consultants (e.g., Valtech) who make their living running worldwide software organizations and who have … Continue reading →

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Valtech Days 2007: October 23 & 24

Posted on September 7, 2007 by Eric Lefevre-Ardant

The 3rd edition of the Valtech Days is taking place in Paris in October 23 & 24. It is going to be a great edition (hey, I’m helping to organize it! ;-) ); I had confirmation that Laurent Bossavit and … Continue reading →

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CITCON Brussels October 19-20

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Eric Lefevre-Ardant

This year, I am going to attend the conference on Continuous Integration and Testing, in Brussels on October 19-20. The last edition I’ve been to, in London last year, was enormous fun, so I cannot wait to get there. Join … Continue reading →

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Survey suggests high adoption rate of Agile

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Eric Lefevre-Ardant

Scott Ambler has put together a survey that shows surprisingly positive data regarding application of Agile in companies. Apparently, more than two thirds of respondents were already adopting Agile practices, and among them close to half were already on their … Continue reading →

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Agile Estimating and Planning

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Eric Lefevre-Ardant

I finally completed reading Agile Estimating and Planning, the definitive book by Mike Cohn. Though longer than many books in the Agile domain, it covers so much that it should be a mandatory reading for anyone interested in Agile. Every … Continue reading →

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