Code Camp is a free conference by and for the developer community. Speakers volunteer their time and everyone attends for free. It’s a place to learn, to network and to dig into some code. It’s happening this weekend.
I’ll be doing two sessions Sunday morning:
“Agile Intro” and “What Makes Agile Projects Succeed (or fail)?“
The October 2007 Engineering Managers Support Group meeting is just a few hours away!
Where:
Round Table Pizza (event room)
61 43rd Ave
San Mateo, CA
Schedule:
7:00 PM Socializing and free pizza
7:30 PM Getting a New Hire Up and Running
You have found an ideal candidate; made them an offer, and they start in two weeks. Now what? I will share an approach that has worked for me, and some lessons learned as well. Please bring your experiences to share, and together we will unearth best practices for integrating new hires into the team.
After that, we will have a facilitated discussion where participants can share challenges that they are facing and get feedback, ideas, and support from the group. The event is free and so it the pizza! Come out, join the discussion, and become a better manager.
Agile Open California 2007 has come to an end. I am sitting on a pier here at the Fort Mason Center, enjoying a muffin from Greens, watching sailboats, and collecting my thoughts.
I met some truly interesting people, heard some amazing stories, and learned much. I am exhausted and energized at the same time. I am so inspired, that I have volunteered to be a part of the conference team for next year! This was the most amazing conference experience that I’ve ever had.
Wow! The people and the energy are fantastic!
I was a busy guy today. I facilitated three sessions:
Open Space is a conference format of the people, for the people, and by the people. Participants cooperatively create the agenda and host sessions on topics that they feel passionately about.
You have found an ideal candidate, made him an offer, and he starts in two weeks. Now what? At this month’s Engineering Managers Support Group meeting I will share an approach that worked well for me, and some lessons learned as well. Please bring your experiences to share, and together we will unearth best practices for integrating new hires into the team.
After that, we will have a facilitated discussion where participants can share challenges that they are facing and get feedback, ideas, and support from the group. The event is free and so it the pizza! Come out, join the discussion, and become a better manager.
We are meeting on Wednesday, October 24th, in San Mateo.
RSVP now
I went to Joel‘s demo of FogBugz 6.0 this morning. I have to say that Ben, the engineer in charge of UI, has done some spectacular work. This is the most usable web-app that I have ever seen. It seems every bit as interactive as a good old Windows application. Congrats to Ben, Joel, and the whole FogBugz team.
I’m sitting in a Starbucks in the ‘Multimedia Gulch’ area of San Francisco, having just shared some fine San Francisco Burritos with Joel Spolsky. It’s been a few years since we last chatted, and much has changed. Joel’s company, Fog Creek Software, has more than doubled in size. They have mostly filled their recently expanded office space and Joel is busy figuring out how much space they should get to accommodate future growth. A new version of FogBugz has just been released and Joel is doing a demo tour. I think he still has space available in a few of his Bay Area demos. If you get a chance, check it out. I’ll be there tomorrow morning in Mountain View.
Last night, the Bay Area Engineering Managers Support Group examined the question “What are the most important qualities for an engineering manager to possess?” Each person was asked to answer the question based on their own experiences as a direct report. We went looking for the qualities that separated our best managers from the rest.
The Bay Area Engineering Managers Support Group will meet Wednesday evening, September 26 in San Mateo California.