28: How to keep schedule, including junior facilitators and TDD

In this episode I will answer the following questions:

• A Coderetreat is very busy. How do you keep the schedule?
• How to include a supporting or junior facilitator, e.g. from the hosting company?
• What is Test Driven Development? (Not really answering that ;-)

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Kent Beck's book "Test-Driven Development: By Example"
• Emily Bache "TDD is a Superior Way of Working"
• Dave Farley "Test Driven Development"
• Jason Gorman "Test-Driven Development (TDD) in Java"
• Jason Gorman "7 Myths About Test-Driven Development Debunked"

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19: Saturday, communication up front and splitting the group between facilitators

In this episode you learn about:

• Is Saturday required for a Coderetreat?
• Should we communicate about learning before the event so we get the "right" people in?
• How to split the group between facilitators?

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(Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw and Gong 001 by tec_studio.)

08: Why pair program, finish the Game of Life and how many facilitators do we need

In this episode:

• Why do we pair program the whole Coderetreat?
• Is it possible to finish the Game of Life assignment in a single session?
• How many facilitators do we need and when do we need more than one?

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06: Facilitating ensemble/mob programming and choosing your pair facilitator

This is the second part of my discussion with Lisi Hocke. (The first part is here.) This time we talked about:

• How to facilitate an ensemble/mob programming session?
• What to look for in your pair facilitator?

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Thank you Lisi for visiting the Coderetreat Facilitation podcast. You can reach Lisi at @lisihocke.

(Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw and Gong 001 by tec_studio.)

03: Most important about workshops and benefits of pair facilitation

In this episode I am asking MIATPP Lisi Hocke the following questions:

• What is the most important thing when running workshops?
• Are there any book recommendations for running hands-on workshops?
• What are the benefits of pair facilitation?

Download it here: MP3 (9 minutes - 6.3 Mb)

Lisi, thank you for sharing your experience. You can reach Lisi for further discussions at @lisihocke. Earlier this year, Lisi has been awarded the MIATPP, short for the Most Influential Agile Testing Professional Person 2019. Congratulations!

(Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw and Gong 001 by tec_studio.)