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After participating in an Open Space workshop, it's clear that sometimes the simplest techniques are the most effective.
WORKSHOPS ARE USED WITHIN IT organizations for a range of purposes, from requirements gathering to purely educational efforts. Traditional workshops are often difficult to organize and manage, although an agile approach can easily rectify this problem.
My recent experiences should provide some insights into improving workshops within your organization, insights which you can extend to improve your internal software development process.
I recently attended the Growing Agile Practices workshop sponsored by the Scrum Toronto group. The goal of the workshop is to discuss how to introduce agile software development techniques into organizations. Twenty-seven people, including myself, attended the six-hour session facilitated free-of-charge by Larry Petersen, a...