Meeting room required.

[thunderlizard]

The call centre girls I spoke with were actually happy and helpful!!!

They weren't when I tried to cancel a virtual office contract with less than 15 months notice.

[helpFul]

Mini scrum training / product backlog creation session... What?!!!!

My first task is to take ClientCo product owner through a mini scrum training / product backlog creation session.

Will "ClientCo" feel your sincerity as you attempt to "take them through a mini scrum training / product backlog creation session"? If so you are both perfectly matched.

[Cr1spy]

Sounds a great start to contracting, good luck. There are loads of options for the meeting including motorway services, golf clubs, pubs, hotels, restaurants etc.. All the above offer business services these days.

Thanks for the positive feedback.

I actually just booked with Regus and I must say that their customer support is pretty damn slick. The call centre girls I spoke with were actually happy and helpful!!!

[Cr1spy]

Why not use web conferencing? GoToMeeting or WebEx or something like that?

Thanks for the suggestion. I do plan to do this for some future meetings. However, this inital planning session needs some real face to face time.

The client isn't really up on his tech, so it's going to be an old school record cards and marker pens job!

[Fred Bloggs]

Sounds a great start to contracting, good luck. There are loads of options for the meeting including motorway services, golf clubs, pubs, hotels, restaurants etc.. All the above offer business services these days.

[GillsMan]

Why not use web conferencing? GoToMeeting or WebEx or something like that?

[Cr1spy]

What kind of politics stops you from having a meeting with your client at their office?

The kind that (I thought) contracting should keep my out of. I think there is a board room coup on the cards and the result of this contract is going to supply the ammo.

[jmo21]

The ClientCo offices are a no-no too (internal politics).

What kind of politics stops you from having a meeting with your client at their office?

[lje]

Lots of Starbucks now-a-days have free meeting rooms which you can book. Would probably make sense to ring a round a few and see whether there's anything available for when you want it.

[Cr1spy]

And you arranged that in advance ?

Erm... I have a feeling it will be arranged in advance! Otherwise, there is always a greasy table in a starbucks somewhere

[TestMangler]

Thanks for the fast response! I'll check out regus. Then expense the room back to the client, woo-ha-ha!

And you arranged that in advance ?

[Cr1spy]

Regus - or most decent hotels will have syndicate rooms or a resturant/bar.

Thanks for the fast response! I'll check out regus. Then expense the room back to the client, woo-ha-ha!

[eek]

Regus or most decent hotels will have syndicate rooms or a resturant/bar.

Regus or www.mwbex.com/ are the obvious bets. Either that or find a local countryside hotel and see what that will cost for a small meeting room with lunch attached.

If you don't need a white board and can sit round a table go for the hotel approach. I've used the Landmark a few times for this sort of thing (but that is central london).

[Sockpuppet]

Regus - or most decent hotels will have syndicate rooms or a resturant/bar.

[Cr1spy]

After a month of planning, meetings, estimates, worry, sleepless nights, revised estimates and stress I have finally managed to bag my first contract. It's direct with a client, so I had to do most of the leg work getting it setup.

Initially, it's only a 6 week engagdement with a possible 6 months there-after (if all goes well). So I'm fairly chuffed.

My first task is to take ClientCo product owner through a mini scrum training / product backlog creation session. The trouble is I need somewhere to do it!

I'm home based and don't have the space to host a planning session. The ClientCo offices are a no-no too (internal politics).

Any ideas on a where I can get access to a meeting room somewhere near south west M25 (junction 5 - 15)?

Being a permy for the last 15 years, I've taken meeting facilities as granted!