I agree! If there is no "breaking acts" stage, what is the community
doing to encourage innovation?

I will bring it up at XTC in London this evening. Hopefully Rachel
will be there.

David

--- In kanbandev@yahoogroups.com, "Joshua Kerievsky" <jlk@...> wrote:
>
> David -- I'd suggest that you email the top folks involved in the
> organization of the conference this year. Perhaps you can help to
> consolidate and improve the number of stages -- it is still early
enough to
> make these changes.
>
> I think a Breaking Acts stage is essential. Maybe they just need
some folks
> to step up to be producers of it?
>
> best
> jk
>
> On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 5:28 AM, David J Anderson <netherby_uk@...>wrote:
>
> > So Agile 2009 is off and running...
> >
> > I've been checking out the different stages and wondering what to
> > submit. Look here...
http://agile2009.agilealliance.org/participate.html
> >
> > I will submit something to the main stage and I have a good idea what
> > that will be. But I also wanted to submit either (a) something about
> > my emerging strategically aligned prioritization scheme that guys such
> > as Karl have adopted - the commodity, differentiator, spoiler, cost
> > saver model or (b) something on establishing classes of service in a
> > kanban system using cost of delay functions.
> >
> > I'm actually really struggling to see where any kanban sessions will
> > go other than perhaps some stuff on tooling in the Tools for Agility
> > stage.
> >
> > Meanwhile, I find myself very disappointed with the stage options.
> > There seems to be a lack of range and over duplication. What, for
> > example, is the difference between Agile Adoption and Agile &
> > Organizational Culture? The abstract for the latter suggests that you
> > should submit "if you have had challenges adopting agile". Hmmm.
> >
> > And what is the difference between Agile Product Management and
> > Customers & Business Value?
> >
> > It appears looking from the outside that stage submissions were
> > considered on individual merit without any portfolio management level
> > coordination to avoid duplication.
> >
> > Chris Matts, you are normally the voice of reason on these things?
> > What is happening? Or perhaps I'll just ask Rachel at XTC tonight? ;-)
> >
> > If anyone would like to suggest the best stage to submit kanban
> > proposals, I am sure there are several folks on this list who would
> > appreciate the guidance.
> >
> > David
> > http://www.agilemanagement.net/
> >
> >
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> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> best regards,
> jk
>
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