Its where you have to weave your way around strange obstacles that are plac= ed in your path and jump through several hoops whilst bending over backward= s to please the users. Pretty much normal day to day stuff then. Cheers, ian -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Paula_Stankus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: 26 May 2005 12:24 To: mark.teehan@xxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: agility programming and DBA's? Overheard a rumour that a new manager whom I think has not managed before is considering using Agility Programming as his management style. What is Agility Programming - does anyone know and how might this work in a DBA shop or not? -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l This email and any attachments have been virus checked upon receipt at Ordn= ance Survey and are free of all known viruses. This email is only intended for the person to whom it is addressed and may = contain confidential information. If you have received this email in error,= please notify the sender and delete this email which must not be copied, d= istributed or disclosed to any other person. Unless stated otherwise, the contents of this email are personal to the wri= ter and do not represent the official view of Ordnance Survey. Nor can any = contract be formed on Ordnance Survey's behalf via email. We reserve the ri= ght to monitor emails and attachments without prior notice. Thank you for your cooperation. Ordnance Survey Romsey Road Southampton SO16 4GU Tel: 023 8079 2000 http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l