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Catchphrases that help us be more Agile
1. Catchphrases that help us be
more Agile
A community authored lightning talk
created at the XP2013 conference in Vienna
2. “Vodka martini… shaken not stirred.”
“Did I do that…?”
“Dyno-mite!”
What is a catchphrase? It’s a calling card. An oft repeated
statement that tells the world who you are and why you are
here. The quintessentially cool spy. The ultimate clumsy nerd.
The good times guy…
3. We have catchphrases in Agile too. We use them every day to
capture our culture and values, the way we want to build
software….
This slide deck started nearly empty, with just the first generic
examples and a few of my favorites that I could think of. The
rest were suggested by audience members during the
lightning talk.
Attributions are given where attributions are known (or
thought to be known).
The talk was less than 10 minutes and captured several
amazing nuggets of wisdom. Enjoy!