Agile

Agile - Literally it means "Moving quickly and lightly" or "Mentally quick". As we started practicing a tailored Agile practice in our team, I really see few changes in my mentality. :)  I want to move faster, be quicker and be focused on the out come. Leaving behind everything. One way it keeps me busy, that means i have not much time to think about other things, secondly I am tired once i go back home and get a sound sleep.  :)).  which helps diversions of thoughts, Thanks to the summer, when all the sporting actions around the world have something to think about rather than self.

Now days what ever comes to you, the mentality of agile comes everywhere, what ever the tasks me pick few and then do it in iterations, :)..  Yhea yesterday i had a mail regarding environmental rules to save our earth. :-) Well I picked few.. :) as implementing all is bit costly and
completely change in me ;). So I am thinking of running in sprints to
implement these as well.

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Remember The future depends on what we do in present


CONTRIBUTE TO A NOBLE CAUSE


There is a cute small round press button at the bottom right corner of

almost all monitors: Please make use of this



Stop printing out Harry Porter, Jeffrey Archer and other e-books. This

is a classic example of paper wastage.



If you have forgotten to give double-side prints, make sure you make

use of the empty sides as scribbling pads or for your kids'

imposition!



Take two minutes from your busy schedule before hurrying back home to

shut down the computer.



All of us are big time Googlers. Have you heard of the Blackle search

engine? Blackle (Google powered) is a search engine designed all in

Rich Black so that your system consumes less power. So change your

homepage.



Plastic bags these days indeed come in bright and flamboyant colours

and tempt us to take them home with us. But the saying, "Appearances

are deceptive" holds true for these plastic things too. Next time,

hold back or go prepared to counter temptation with a cloth bag.



Roses, Jasmine, Hibiscus and Peas; All these saplings cost hardly

between Rs 10 - 20 each. Can't we afford to plant these in and around

our houses? Also, more importantly, caring and maintain them as they

grow?



Try to segregate the different kinds of waste into Bio-Degradable

(Fruit or vegetable waste) , Recyclable (waste Paper, paper products)

and Electronics (Floppy disks, CD-ROMS ). Once you have segregated

your thrash, look for specialized trash cans to throw them away.



Try to minimize the use of horns. Honking has drastically increased

and this adds to the noise pollution and does not provide a conducive

environment to live in.



Use rechargeable batteries though it's an expensive product, it's

one-time purchase. Recharge when required. (Same applies to

cell-phones, MP3s, iPods and Laptops)



The best pens to use would be ink ones. Though if you have to use a

ball point pen, buy refills instead of buying new pens. Pencils are

much better for rough use! (That's why we used it at school!!!)



Remember to close water taps before preening in front of the mirror.

Of course you are beautiful, but Water is a precious resource!



Let's not just wake up and walk out of finished meetings and

conferences with a sigh of relief, let us remember to turn off the

lights and projectors too.



Take few minutes to learn about topics like 'Global Warming' , 'Air /

Noise /Land / Water Pollution ' etc apart from constant surfing of

News, Latest Gadgets, Movies and Music.



Spread this message to your friends and colleagues. They too can make

a difference.



The Earth has already become a dangerous place to live in for the

animals and birds. Soon it might be our turn. So let's pledge to save

our beautiful planet so that you and your future generations can live

happily and peacefully ever after.


" NO GREATER SHAME TO MAN THAN INHUMANITY"