This is a picture of my chest (oh, yeah) taken yesterday (Monday) at the SEPG conference.

Note the security badge is a wireless device and the brown surround is primarily a security device that communicates that I have access to the exhibition area as well as the conference. However, there is a subconscious tribal communication on the badge. It says - "I'm one of the exhibitor tribe" and one of the "SEPG conference super tribe" and "one of the Microsoft tribe". My polo shirt re-iterates that. I'm a Microsoftie! But note the pins stuck to my shirt below the Microsoft logo. These are tribal markings - stripes of individual value in the SEPG tribe. I'm a "presenter" and my employer is an "SEI Partner." I'm not sure why they gave me the "Reviewer" pin - I don't think I deserved it. So today, Tuesday, I didn't wear it. All of this communicates that I've arrived in the SEPG tribe. [For any of you reading this and also attending the event, I look forward to seeing you in my session at 3.30pm on Thursday.] Technorati tag: Agile, David+Anderson, CMMI, SEPG