Next book: #Workout, the Management 3.0 workbook by Jurgen Apello

[Ned]

Available in various electronic formats (see this page for different format), including a free .pdf version (in exchange for your registration info). There's also a paper copy for $30, but it's pretty clear from the author's remarks that the paper book contains lots of pictures and such to share around, rather than being a book you should read. Not to say you can't read it, but I'm not sure I want to recommend that Agile Austin pay for something you can get for free.

Oh, and once you register, apparently you get the "design" version of the book for free too, one chapter at a time, in pdf links emailed to you; I got the first chapter a few minutes after I registered. So even the pretty version is free. But electronic.

First reading assignment (for 2/19) is to read through the chapter labeled Work Expo (ends with an ad for the paper version on p100 of the pdf version), about 25% of the way through. We'll take this one in four bites, I think, but we can pick up the pace if we don't want to go that slow — for the first session we also want to allow time for our telecon with Jeff Patton (User Story Mapping) that evening.

So start downloading and reading, this looks like fun, and we'll see you 2/19 if not before.

Ned

Make a little birdhouse in your soul.

[Ned]

You really should register at m30.me/free for your own copy, but in case you just want to browse, you can see my copies here.

As of this writing, Jurgen Appelo has sent me all the "pretty" chapters through "Work Expo," comprising our reading assignment for 2/19. The entire text is in the .pdf marked "(Text Edition)". I've also downloaded the delegation card pdf and the Kudo Cards pdf to that folder, and the "all illustrations" .zip.

Notice also that the cover page of the "pretty" chapters typically have links to SlideShare presentations of the chapter's illustrations. It's pretty clear that Appelo is very interested in getting the word out...!

Ned

[Ned]

In case I didn't make this entirely explicit: the book (with and without) pretty pix is free with registration at m30.me/free, so Agile Austin will not be reimbursing for frequent attendees.

As usual, the food is free and the food for thought is up to the participants! If you're new to the Book Club, we encourage you to bring or create on the spot 3 sticky notes at the beginning of each meeting; it can be whatever you want to discuss -- something you thought really important, or something you question, or just something you want to hear about from others. 

See you Thursday,

Ned

[Ned Horvath]

Session 2 is posted on Eventbrite, this Thursday 3/5/2015.

[Ned Horvath]

Google Doc discussion of #Workout is here. Anyone with that link can comment, please do that.

If you would rather be an Editor than a Commenter, please let me know and I'll add you.

Ned