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Supports Pillars:
    Self Improvement

Dependencies on Other Skills:    

    n/a

Definition:
    It is much more efficient to learn from the mistakes and successes of others who have come before us than to discover everything on our own--especially in software development where it is easy to feel omnipotent after repeatedly wielding a machine to our will.  Agile Developers recognize that the more connections we make with experts (books + discussion forums + conferences + classes + direct collaboration), the more opportunities we will have to be inspired to try out some of their ideas.


Resources:
    Conferences where one can meet the experts: http://www.agilealliance.org/events

    User Groups: http://www.agilealliance.org/show/1641


Decomposition of this Skill:

    Practice skills that the experts say are important.

    Stay current by reading journals or trade magazines, books, or web content on a daily basis.

    Share tough problems with other practitioners/experts, and compare the potential solutions.


Organizational Support of this Skill:

    Sponsor user group meetings and conferences

    Encourage employees to participate in user groups and forums

    Cover employee expenses to travel to conferences