1. How Pairing Adds Value –
Or Does it?
ØREDEV 2012
Lisa Crispin
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2. About me…
I like working in pairs & groups!
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3. Why…
Do some teams avoid
pairing?
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4. It’s uncomfortable
From http://www.wikihow.com/Annoy-People-in-Elevators
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5. “It’s not productive”
I can do it by myself
TWO people doing faster
ONE thing??
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6. Why…
Do some teams embrace
pairing?
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7. Supportive Culture
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8. The right infrastructure
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9. The right people
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10. It’s more productive
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11. More innovation
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12. Pairing is more fun!
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13. Multiple roles, multiple activities
Testing Tester-Tester
UX
design
Tester-Coder
Support Analyst, DBA
, Sys
Admin, Cust
omer…
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14. Experiment
What one
thing will YOU
try first with
your team?
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