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Hi Diane, <br>
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Thanks for your encouragement going into Quebec next week! <br>
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The reality is that you (and others here) have helped to sharpen and
refine and improve the message I am now delivering. I think I am
very fortunate in this regard. Thanks to all of you and especially
Diane, for your help. <br>
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I wonder if we will begin to see the effective use of invitation, in
Agile adoptions, in the next few years...hmm, let's see what
develops.<br>
<br>
Cordialement,<br>
Dan<br>
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Here are some links to articles on Open Agile Adoption that are
appearing on INFOQ:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.infoq.com/articles/open-agile-adoption-1">http://www.infoq.com/articles/open-agile-adoption-1</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.infoq.com/articles/open-agile-adoption-2">http://www.infoq.com/articles/open-agile-adoption-2</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.infoq.com/articles/open-agile-adoption-3">http://www.infoq.com/articles/open-agile-adoption-3</a><br>
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Here is a 16-minute video that pretty much explains the problems
with the standard Agile adoption practices:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.infoq.com/interviews/dan-mezick-qcon-new-york-2013">http://www.infoq.com/interviews/dan-mezick-qcon-new-york-2013</a><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/1/13 12:29 PM, Diane Gibeault
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participated to recently on this List, despite
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b>
Daniel Mezick <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:dan@newtechusa.net"><dan@newtechusa.net></a><br
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b>
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Re: [OSList] Quebec City by way of
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Some of you have asked about the
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Here's the purpose of the trip:<br
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Quebec City Agile Tour 2013 keynote: <br
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