In This Issue

• 3rd Annual 'State of Agile Development' Survey - Take It!
• Dealing With the Organizational Challenges of Agile Adoption - Joseph Pelrine at QCon (Video Presentation)
• "Four"warned Is Forearmed - Mitch Lacey
• Agile Advert Is Back For Agile 2008 - Upload your Agile Video Here
• V1: Agile Team Information - V1: Propaganda Dept.
• Upcoming Events You Should Know About:
  Seattle, WA - APLN Leadership Summit: July 17-18
  Toronto, ON - Agile 2008: August 4-8
  Downers Grove, IL - Simple Design & Testing Conference: Sept. 12-14
  Stockholm, Sweden - Scrum Gathering: October 20-22

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3rd Annual 'State of Agile Development' Survey

It's that time of year again. The 'State of Agile Development' Survey has been up for a week and will be completed this month. There has been tremendous response so far. All responses are anonymous and results will be released at Agile 2008 in Toronto. You can also choose to have the results emailed directly to you. As the survey sponsor VersionOne is even throwing in participation prizes.

Take the survey here
(http://surveys.versionone.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=982046&ext_ref=221)

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Dealing With the Organizational Challenges of Agile Adoption
Joseph Pelrine at QCon - Video Presentation

In this presentation filmed during QCon London 2007, Joseph Pelrine talks about the challenges faced by organizations trying to adopt Agile methods. There are times when organizations fail to become agile, and Joseph offers some reasons why that happens. An important factor in Agile adoption is understanding and mitigating conflicts.

View the presentation here
(http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Agile-Adoption-Joseph-Pelrine)

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"Four"warned Is Forearmed: How adding a new question to your daily standup can uncover hidden bombshells - Mitch Lacey

"We all know the three questions of Scrum: What did you do yesterday? What will you do today? What blocking issues do you have?

We all do our best to answer these questions. So how come so many of our initial demos turn up problems we didn't catch? Maybe it's because, at least at the beginning, we need to add a fourth question to our daily standups."

Read the article here.
(http://www.scrumalliance.org/articles/95-fourwarned-is-forearmed)

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Agile Advert Is Back for Agile 2008 - VersionOne, Google, DevJam

Yes we have left this one late. There is only a month for you to create your best (read: funniest/ most creative) video representing your experience with or just promoting enthusiasm for Agile development. There a few videos in the hopper and ready to upload that we know of. Make sure to check out last year's videos.

Learn more and upload here
(http://www.agileadvert.org)

Check out last year's videos here
(http://www.agileadvert.org/staging/Videos2007.aspx)

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V1: Agile Team Information - V1: Propaganda Department

We try to limit the number of VersionOne "sales" messages in the Agile Chronicles newsletter but if something is free is it really a "sales message"? That being said, the new Team edition has been out a month and there has been unbelievable response from teams just starting their Agile adoption process.

The ability to get an Agile planning and management tool that

if (manager)
    read ("is powerful for a single team and free")
else if (team member)
    read ("is without a lot of overhead")
else if (executive)
    read ("has a clear upgrade path to a true enterpise product")

has been popular.

Learn more about V1: Agile Team here.
(http://www.versionone.com/Product_V1Team_Overview.asp?nl08)

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Upcoming Events You Should Know About

APLN Leadership Summit
When? July 17-18
Where? Seattle, WA
How Much? $400.00
Event Info: http://www.apln.org/summits.html
Event Registration: http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=620340

Notes about the Leadership Summit:
This is going to be a great 2 days and is outstanding value. If you are anywhere near the Northwest (US) you should get registered for this event before it sells out.

Agile 2008
When? August 4 - 8
Where? Toronto, Ontario, Canada
How Much? $1,499 - $1,999 (depending on timing)
Event Info: http://www.Agile2008.org

Simple Design and Testing Conference
When? September 12 - 14
Where? Downers Grove, IL
How Much? Free - a position paper is price of admission.
More Info: http://www.sdtconf.com/

Scrum Gathering
When? October 20 - 22
Where? Stockholm, Sweden
How Much? $1,800 before Aug. 31, $2,200 after Aug. 31 (USD)
More Information:
http://www.scrumalliance.org/events/6--stockholm-scrum-gathering

Notes about the Leadership Summit:
This will be the first time that both Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland will be together at a Scrum Gathering and on a panel to take on all questions. Space is limited so if you can make it to Stockholm we suggest you register early.