[epf-dev] EPF Content - Status call (meeting notes)

[Ricardo Balduino <balduino@xxxxxxxxxx>]

EPF Content - Status call
Date: 06/11/08

Participants:
Steve Adolph
Ricardo Balduino
Ken Clyne
Jim Ruehlin
Bruce MacIsaac

Discussions:

Practices Status:

EA and ED practices - meeting last week
cancelled due to RSDC
Ana absent, but sent PM status to epf-dev
Mark absent, reported on no substantive
progress on architecture practice

Other Topics:

Steve started with a new client (who
is going to agile), and he's using EPF framework as process improvement
process. Using the agile kernel (practices) as a framework to drive their
decision process from there - minimum practices they need to embrace to
consider agile, so they can grow from there. They have a committee to start
new process in the organization

A face-to-face meeting may be needed
in July to accelerate and wrap up things for this release and plan for
the next (big vision)
Steve suggested people to meet at the
Agile conference in Toronto (before or after the conference?)
Good way to invite people from the conference
if it happens right after (Rally might join)
Does IBM have a booth there so we can
use for advertisement of practices?
Steve thinking about proposing an "Open
Space" informal session during the conference to discuss practices
and agile kernel

Steve feels we're not going to make
the August release date on the current pace
Jim stated there's not an overwhelming
amount of work - most is cleaning up, which sets the base for more significant
work coming on next releases
Steve stated we are missing collateral
to explain what the agile kernel is. 

Ken and Ricardo talked about how to
move forward with the Scrum plug-in contribution

Actions:

Steve will post his previous customer
(full-) paper to epf-dev and will create a shorter version
Ricardo to ask if IBM has a booth there
and check with Per if he and Scott will be at the agile conference and
would like to have this meeting
Ricardo to send a note to epf-dev inquiring
if people would attend this meeting
Ken to ask Nate about status of Rapid
Testing and plans to deliver this practice
Ricardo to publish Practices at the
end of the month and ask for feedback on the epf-dev and newsgroup (at
least Intro pages for each practice need to be done)
Steve will use notes he's taking with
customer to create a short paper
Ricardo will send Ken the info needed
to fill out contribution questionnaire and interact with Eclipse legal

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Thanks,

Ricardo Balduino