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Original Post: Bruce Eckel's Project Residencies in Crested Butte, CO
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Bruce Eckel is now hosting project residencies in his locale. For $500/week min. 2 weeks (I'm assuming that's per group, not per head) you get...
A short-term move your project team to a different, natury, locale.
Daily 15 minute stand-up sessions in the morning. Scrummin' w/ Bruce!
1 hour project review every 3 days.
There's a number of reasonable limitations, and the cost does not cover food & housing. Not sure if working space is provided. I'm assuming it's also bring-your-own-processing. This sounds quite nifty, and is the first time I've heard of such a thing.
...I wonder if there would be a cheaper rate (and shorter time-span) for Open Source or non-Profit Zope-style Sprints/Hack-a-Thons. Colorado is halfway between Wisconsin and the west coast...