SPaMCAST 640 - Communities of Practice Goals, User Stories, Essays and Conversations

Published: Feb. 28, 2021, 10 p.m.

b"The idea of Communities of Practice is thrown around alot in organizations, often without thinking about the goals of a CoP.\\xa0 Why? Organizations are increasingly becoming more diverse and distributed, while at the same time pursuing mechanisms to increase collaboration between groups and consistency of knowledge and practice hence the rapid growth of Communities of Practice.\\xa0 Let's explore the goals of a CoP. This week also marks the premiere of Tony Timbol\\u2019s new column, \\u201cTo Tell A Story.\\u201d In this week\\u2019s installment, we begin to explore the nuances of User Stories.\\xa0 Tony is a practitioner, consultant, entrepreneur, and science fiction author -- Tony does it all.\\xa0 Email: tony.timbol@agileready.net Web: \\xa0 Interested in Mikolaj Pawlikoski\\u2019s book, I have discount codes for the listeners of the Software Process and Measurement Cast, ping me @ and I will share them with you! \\xa0 The Software Process and Measurement Cast is a proud media sponsor of the DevOps Online Summit.\\xa0 DevOps professionals throughout the world come together and share their learnings here at the DevOps Online Summit. This coming April 26th \\u2013 30th we are having our third summit. Our goal is to bring together 5000 DevOps professionals.\\xa0 \\xa0 Re-Read Saturday News\\xa0 This we continue our re-read of\\xa0 , by Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller with Chapter 3 titled . You can make a good argument that values shape behaviors. If you have not bought your copy -- what are you waiting for? \\xa0 This Week\\u2019s Installment\\xa0 Week 1: - \\xa0 Week 2: - \\xa0 Week 3: - \\xa0 Next SPaMCAST Next week, the Agile Coaching Code of Ethics takes center stage with Shane Hastie and Craig Smith. Shane and Craig have been leading the effort to craft a useful Agile Coaching Code of Ethics for the past year.\\xa0 The two have helped to pull together a diverse group of coaches, and then guide that herd of cats in order to create a first draft of the code."