Comments on: The Ideal Agile Workspace http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/the-ideal-agile-workspace Succeeding With Agile® Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:54:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: The “Best Agile Work Space” Contest (The BAWS Contest) | Analytical-Mind http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/the-ideal-agile-workspace/comment-page-1#comment-66199 The “Best Agile Work Space” Contest (The BAWS Contest) | Analytical-Mind Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:11:01 +0000 http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/?p=117#comment-66199 [...] can only be seen across three messy desks, at least I can see the window and some natural light - The Ideal Agile Workspace | Mike Cohn’s Blog – Succeeding With Agile®. Our New Agile Workspace - Our New Agile Workspace on Flickr – Photo Sharing!. I started to [...] [...] can only be seen across three messy desks, at least I can see the window and some natural light - The Ideal Agile Workspace | Mike Cohn’s Blog – Succeeding With Agile®. Our New Agile Workspace - Our New Agile Workspace on Flickr – Photo Sharing!. I started to [...]

]]> By: The Ideal Agile Workspace (via Mike Cohn) revisited | blog.martincrockett.com http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/the-ideal-agile-workspace/comment-page-1#comment-61676 The Ideal Agile Workspace (via Mike Cohn) revisited | blog.martincrockett.com Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:02:49 +0000 http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/?p=117#comment-61676 [...] The Ideal Agile Workspace | Mike Cohn’s Blog – Succeeding With Agile® Via @dailyscrum on [...] [...] The Ideal Agile Workspace | Mike Cohn’s Blog – Succeeding With Agile® Via @dailyscrum on [...]

]]> By: Rich Dominguez http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/the-ideal-agile-workspace/comment-page-1#comment-46404 Rich Dominguez Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:20:28 +0000 http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/?p=117#comment-46404 I just came across this post and the comments about the workspaces at Microsoft P&P and Ultimate Software. What I wouldn't give to pick Adam's or Ajoy's brain for a day on these amazing workspaces! One thing I'd love to hear a comment about is the balance between an individual's flow state (favoring the private office) vs. the team's flow state (favoring the team room). Are individuals able to get into their own little zone within the shared space, or do they need to retreat to the escape pods often to get "real work" done? Or does the use of pair programming make people more immune to possible distractions in the team room? Also, do people using these team rooms still have their own dedicated offices elsewhere, or do they no longer need those? What happens to things such as the office phone line for those people? And finally, how much time was needed to convert the workspaces to the new design? Was there a particular architecture firm that was consulted (both the Microsoft and Ultimate Software setups look really similar)? And how much arm-twisting was needed to get senior management to pay for the changes? Our own office setup is a lonnnnnnng way from anything like this, but it's very inspiring to see other companies that do "get it" when it comes to a investing in a workspace that facilitates team communication. I just came across this post and the comments about the workspaces at Microsoft P&P and Ultimate Software. What I wouldn’t give to pick Adam’s or Ajoy’s brain for a day on these amazing workspaces! One thing I’d love to hear a comment about is the balance between an individual’s flow state (favoring the private office) vs. the team’s flow state (favoring the team room). Are individuals able to get into their own little zone within the shared space, or do they need to retreat to the escape pods often to get “real work” done? Or does the use of pair programming make people more immune to possible distractions in the team room?

Also, do people using these team rooms still have their own dedicated offices elsewhere, or do they no longer need those? What happens to things such as the office phone line for those people?

And finally, how much time was needed to convert the workspaces to the new design? Was there a particular architecture firm that was consulted (both the Microsoft and Ultimate Software setups look really similar)? And how much arm-twisting was needed to get senior management to pay for the changes?

Our own office setup is a lonnnnnnng way from anything like this, but it’s very inspiring to see other companies that do “get it” when it comes to a investing in a workspace that facilitates team communication.

]]> By: Moss Drake http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/the-ideal-agile-workspace/comment-page-1#comment-35318 Moss Drake Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:27:06 +0000 http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/?p=117#comment-35318 This is a good list, and it's attainable. In Tom DeMarco's Peopleware he addresses a similar topic about developer work spaces without specifically talking about Agile. I asked to rearrange our workspace to echo DeMarco's recommendations, and when we started doing Scrum the only thing we had to change was to add the visible product and sprint backlogs. (http://www.amazon.com/Peopleware-Productive-Projects-Teams-Second/dp/0932633439) This is a good list, and it’s attainable.

In Tom DeMarco’s Peopleware he addresses a similar topic about developer work spaces without specifically talking about Agile. I asked to rearrange our workspace to echo DeMarco’s recommendations, and when we started doing Scrum the only thing we had to change was to add the visible product and sprint backlogs. (http://www.amazon.com/Peopleware-Productive-Projects-Teams-Second/dp/0932633439)

]]> By: Richard Cheng http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/the-ideal-agile-workspace/comment-page-1#comment-34758 Richard Cheng Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:05:15 +0000 http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/?p=117#comment-34758 Mike, I like your post. Most of these Scrum teams try to do, but I like the call outs to "Someplace quiet and private" and "Food and drink". Little things that help deliver a lot of value. Very nice! If anyone is interested in a <a href="http://onemoreagileblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/scrum-artifacts.html" rel="nofollow">list of Scrum artifacts</a> to go along with the Agile workspace, I recently posted about this on my blog. http://onemoreagileblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/scrum-artifacts.html Mike,

I like your post. Most of these Scrum teams try to do, but I like the call outs to “Someplace quiet and private” and “Food and drink”. Little things that help deliver a lot of value. Very nice!

If anyone is interested in a list of Scrum artifacts to go along with the Agile workspace, I recently posted about this on my blog.

http://onemoreagileblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/scrum-artifacts.html

]]> By: Mike Cohn http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/the-ideal-agile-workspace/comment-page-1#comment-34645 Mike Cohn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:15:05 +0000 http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/?p=117#comment-34645 Hi Jay-- Thanks--I'm excited about the book too (or at least I will be once it's done!) Yes, I do think that is a great question to ask to encourage self-organization. The variation of it that I ask if for team members to ask themselves every morning, "What is the most important thing I can work on today to contribute to our meeting the sprint goal?" Hi Jay–
Thanks–I’m excited about the book too (or at least I will be once it’s done!)

Yes, I do think that is a great question to ask to encourage self-organization. The variation of it that I ask if for team members to ask themselves every morning, “What is the most important thing I can work on today to contribute to our meeting the sprint goal?”

]]> By: Jay Conne http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/the-ideal-agile-workspace/comment-page-1#comment-34640 Jay Conne Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:31:30 +0000 http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/?p=117#comment-34640 Hi Mike - like so many, I'm excited about your new book and I'm enjoying reading your posted chapters - I need to read more. One comment on your Sprint Backlog item in the list above... In addition to the value of tracking progress on the team's Sprint commitment, I really value it as THE vehicle to answer one question for team members: Ques: What do I do next? Ans: Ask - 'What can I do to advance tasks to done-state on the highest priority incomplete story.' I find this simple rule is a key to self-managing teams. What do you think? Jay Hi Mike – like so many, I’m excited about your new book and I’m enjoying reading your posted chapters – I need to read more.

One comment on your Sprint Backlog item in the list above…

In addition to the value of tracking progress on the team’s Sprint commitment, I really value it as THE vehicle to answer one question for team members:

Ques: What do I do next?
Ans: Ask – ‘What can I do to advance tasks to done-state on the highest priority incomplete story.’

I find this simple rule is a key to self-managing teams.

What do you think?

Jay

]]> By: ADSystems http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/the-ideal-agile-workspace/comment-page-1#comment-34593 ADSystems Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:41:23 +0000 http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/?p=117#comment-34593 [...] Cohn considera útil os seguintes itens: [...] [...] Cohn considera útil os seguintes itens: [...]

]]> By: pligg.com http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/the-ideal-agile-workspace/comment-page-1#comment-34218 pligg.com Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:54:41 +0000 http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/?p=117#comment-34218 <strong>The Ideal Agile Workspace...</strong> Mike Cohn put together a list of all the things that he thinks should be visible within the ideal agile workspace. Our workspace isn't ideal. We do have Big Visible Charts, but no Additional feedback devices. We can see everyone in our own team an... The Ideal Agile Workspace…

Mike Cohn put together a list of all the things that he thinks should be visible within the ideal agile workspace.

Our workspace isn’t ideal. We do have Big Visible Charts, but no Additional feedback devices.

We can see everyone in our own team an…

]]> By: Doug http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/the-ideal-agile-workspace/comment-page-1#comment-34083 Doug Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:11:42 +0000 http://blog.mountaingoatsoftware.com/?p=117#comment-34083 Thank you so much for the distributed team chapter! Thank you so much for the distributed team chapter!

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