I really wish that I could be at OOPSLA this year, just because I would really love to be able to attend Rachel and David's Creating an Informative Workspace Workshop, which is about one of the new XP practices that I am particularly fascinated by:
"The practice is to build feedback mechanisms around an agile team that support them in their daily work. These feedback mechanisms can take the form of visual displays (Information Radiators) that are manually updated by the team or electronic eXtreme Feedback Devices (XFD) such as lava lamps or audio signals linked to automated processes. It is vital to ensure that feedback mechanisms are easy to interpret, low maintenance and adapted to local practices."
I find it interesting how XFD approaches can be naturally introduced into a company process - such as Future Platforms' Nabaztag. It makes me wonder if the top ten cool workplaces have such items. I certainly hope so.
Hopefully, Rachel's new informative workspace repository will prove visually revealing about XFD and Big Visible Chart practice once it is fully up and running.
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