Paige Watson

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With more than 25 years in the industry, I understand the need for Quality Software Craft practices. Software creation is a complex endeavor that requires great minds to think about not only solving the problems but also about how to create easy maintainability and extensibility.

I teach teams how to create well-crafted software and processes for maturing into high-performing teams. I believe in Quality Craft practices like TDD, Pair & Mob programming, CI/CD and SecDevOps Teams.

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Paige WatsonNov 16, 2024
Quinton (Ron) QuartelNov 16, 2024
As with any difficult technology‐based endeavor, we need to actively manage this work, always being mindful to manage by coaching and servant leadership, and not to regress to command‐and‐control‐style management—undermining the benefits of empowerment.
Paige WatsonNov 16, 2024
Agile Open NorthwestNov 16, 2024

Tickets are ON SALE NOW!!!

Finally! The moment you have been waiting for!

Agile Open Northwest 2025 Registration is OPEN, and you can register here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/agileopennorthwest/1371611

There are 3 price levels:
General Admission + Blue Ribbon Sponsorship
General Admission
Career Transition Support Pass (limited number for budgetary reasons)


For more information, you can visit our AONW 2025 website.
https://www.agileopennorthwest.org/2025

Register today! Space is limited

Paige WatsonSep 23, 2024
FaSTSep 23, 2024
#FASTAgile and Software Teaming (Mob Programming) is a match made in heaven—they are highly compatible. Learn more at this free event with @woodyzuill and Per Beining. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/software-teaming-and-fast-tickets-1012738908337
Software Teaming and FAST

Software Teaming is about Collaboration. FAST is about Collaboration. Let's learn about these powerful concepts and how they connect

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Paige WatsonSep 23, 2024
FaSTSep 23, 2024

Live and in-person #FASTAgile class!

Brussels/Mechelen/Elewijt, Belgium

November 26-27 with Per Beining

https://www.eventbrite.be/e/fast-fluid-scaling-technology-for-agile-by-per-beining-tickets-1016603156407

FaST (Fluid Scaling Technology for Agile) (by Per Beining)

Join us at FaST (Fluid Scaling Technology for Agile) by Per Beining for a deep dive into agile frameworks and scaling techniques!

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Paige WatsonFeb 3, 2024
FaSTFeb 2, 2024

"There’s a lot of movement between teams. Mikkel estimates that about 20% of people move to a new team in a given quarter. With self-managed ways of working being so prevalent in the organization, this helps to keep it alive and even promote cross-pollination of successful approaches between teams."

#FluidTeaming #selfManagement #ManagementInnovation

https://newsletter.corporate-rebels.com/posts/self-management-case-study-how-vertica-runs-without-bosses

🤟 Self-Management Case Study: How Vertica Runs Without Bosses

Paige WatsonFeb 3, 2024
James ShoreFeb 2, 2024
Hey folks, you might be wondering why I've been so quiet lately. It's because I joined a late-stage startup as VP of Eng. Now for the best part: **I'm hiring multiple Staff Engineers / XP coaches** to help me transition the company to XP. We're also using FaST (Fluid Scaling Technology). Details follow:
Paige WatsonJan 29, 2024
Jon ReidJan 29, 2024
We made a lot of progress in yesterday's live coding session. Check it out if you're curious about automating TestFlight deployment without bringing in other dependencies like Fastlane. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdWAnemflQw&list=PL-NrXVEjQ-o8N2opeVDjRFNeXp588C35H&index=8
Profile, Certificate, Upload: CD Setup, part 3

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Paige WatsonJan 29, 2024
Jason YipJan 28, 2024
A good indicator that someone doesn't actually know what "refactoring" means is that they say something like "minimize refactoring".
Paige WatsonJan 26, 2024
FaSTJan 23, 2024
Great news for those attending the upcoming Understanding and Implementing #FaST Two Day Class in Portland, Oregon, with
@DianaOfPortland - we will have @jamesshore (author of The Art of Agile Development) dropping in to share his views and real-life stories of the Fluid Scaling Technology (FaST) experiments he has been in and is currently running. Don't miss out! https://www.tickettailor.com/events/fastacademy/1109760
Reserve a Spot – Understanding and Implementing FaST - With Special Guest Diana Larsen – McMenamins Kennedy School

FaST Training Special Event - With Guest Facilitator Diana Larsen This in-person two-day (or five-day) training event brings to...

Paige WatsonJan 26, 2024
Jason YipJan 26, 2024
Why Stable Software Teams Aren't Always Best: Self-selection Reteaming at Redgate https://www.infoq.com/news/2024/01/self-selection-reteaming/
Why Stable Software Teams Aren't Always Best: Self-selection Reteaming at Redgate

There are advantages to having the same group of people stay together, especially in achieving a time-bound software development project. However, in a world where we increasingly see product or stream-aligned teams who own long-living software from creation through to delivery, operation, and ongoing improvements, then optimising for very stable teams is not the best idea, Chris Smith argues.

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