Update on Jerry

Today we had some good news: Jerry is progressing well, and will be returning home to Albuquerque this weekend.

Unfortunately, he won't be up to travel in time for the AYE Conference.

We're sad that Jerry won't be with us, and the rest of the Host Team and our guest presenters still anticipate a wonderful conference. Jerry's sessions will go on as scheduled, with his co-leads stepping up to facilitate.

If you have questions, feel free to contact one of the Host Team.

What's New for the Week of October 16, 2006

Jerry had emergency surgery while at a writer conference. He's currently in the hospital in Oregon, and anticipates that he'll be returning to New Mexico to continue recuperating in the next week or so.

Don returns home from Berkeley CA for a week of office and AYE work. He's looking forward to "farmer" meditation preparing material for this year's conference.

Esther criss-crosses the nation, teaching workshops in California and Wisconsin.

Dave has been deeply engaged with making large test infrastructure operate smoothly.

Steve's eye continues to improve. He hope to move from his glasses to contacts later this week. He is working on several projects.

Johanna co-teaches a tutorial with Esther at the STARWest conference, gives a keynote address, then leaves to work with a client in Israel.

I want it, I have it, I hate it!

The requirements process ensures that we deliver what the clients want. It's a nice theory. With her characteristic insight, Naomi Karten shares I want it, I have it, I hate it! and shows why clients may not know what they want until they get what they've asked for.

You can find other articles in the AYE Library on the Article page.

What's New for the Week of October 9, 2006

Here's this week's host news:

Jerry's on a writing retreat, and out of touch with the rest of the world.

Esther heads for Seattle to work with a client.

Don's working with a client in Berkeley, CA. In his off hours he's working on AYE Conference materials.

Steve's left cornea is recovering nicely after suffering an ulcer last week. The doctor says his eye should recover fully in two more weeks.

Johanna has a column up this week at Stickyminds about reviewing resumes for an agile team. She's finishing an article for Computerworld, writing her PM book, and getting ready for her three-week trip starting next week.

AYE Newsletters

You can find an archive of the 2006 AYE newsletters we emailed to our mailing list here.

What's New for the Week of October 2, 2006

Here's our host news this week:

Esther is still in Europe.

After the doctor removes her stitches, Johanna will be giving a talk
about moving towards more agile requirements at the Rhode Island chapter of the International Institute of Business Analysts. After that excitement, she'll settle down to more book writing.

Dave spent the week helping a client reorganize legacy tests. In between client work and the run-up to his daughter's birthday party, he's working on he AYE sessions.

Don's working in the office this week. He's splitting time between client work and preparing for the AYE Conference.

After a couple of consulting assignments, Jerry will be leaving this
week for a long writers' retreat, and will probably be out of reach of email.

Steve made significant progress on a major revision to his website. After scratching a cornea on Sunday, he is seeing the world differently. He continues to works as much as he can this week on his website and blogs.