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Software Process and Measurement Cast

Thomas M. Cagley Jr

SPaMCAST explores the varied world of software process improvement and measurement. The cast covers topics that deal with the challenges found in information technology organizations as they grow and evolve.

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34:06

SPaMCAST 456 - Jeff Dalton, Agile Leadership

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2017/08/20

SPaMCAST 456 features our interview with Jeff Dalton. Jeff makes his fifth appearance as an interviewee. Jeff discussed leadership and whether leadership is more or less important in the Agile, dynamic world we find ourselves inhabiting. Jeff Dalton is President of Broadsword, a Process Innovation firm, and Chief Evangelist at , an Agile Leadership Research and Development center that develops models for high-performing agile teams. Jeff is the principal author of “A Guide to Scrum and CMMI,”

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SPaMCAST 455 - Michael King, Agile and Discipline In...

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2017/08/13

SPaMCAST 455 features our interview with Michael King. We talked about Michael’s approach to Agile, process improvement and the CMMI at Halfaker and Associates. Michael provides a glimpse into making a change in the real world. Mr. King delivers more than just theory. One word describes the interview - insightful. Michael’s Bio: Michael King serves as Chief Technology Officer at Halfaker and Associates (), leading customer solution architecture, internal IT operations, business process

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56:54

SPaMCAST 454 - Iteration Planning, QA Leads, Trash or...

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2017/08/06

SPaMCAST 454 features three columns! The first is our essay and checklists on iteration planning. Aristotle stated that “well begun is half done.” While we might argue the half part, planning is required to be well begun and that is important on any measurement scale. Jeremy Berriault delivers a new entry in the QA Corner. In this installment of the QA Corner, we discuss the function of a QA Lead. Check out Jeremy’s blog at the ! Gene Hughson anchors the cast with his Form Follows Function blog

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33:43

SPaMCAST 453 - James Shore, Agile Fluency Model

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2017/07/30

SPaMCAST 453 features our interview with James Shore. We began with a discussion of the Agile Fluency Model, including the concepts and ideas that led to the model and then got into topics such as whether Agile can ever be method agnostic. James’s bio: James Shore teaches, writes, and consults on Agile development processes. He is a recipient of the Agile Alliance's Gordon Pask Award for Contributions to Agile Practice, co-creator of the Agile Fluency™ Model, co-author of /The Art of Agile

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41:24

SPaMCAST 452 - Personal Process Improvement, Ethics...

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2017/07/23

SPaMCAST 452 features our essay on personal process improvement. We are responsible for our own path in life. Stepping back and reviewing where we are today and where we want to be tomorrow is a form of a retrospective. Just like any other retrospective, the goal is to change the trajectory of the path you are on. Kim Pries, the Software Sensei, discusses ethics in software. Ethics guide (or they don’t) practitioners of all types. Many certification organizations include ethics statements but

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46:43

SPaMCAST 451 - Askhat Urazbaev, Pragmatic Agile and...

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2017/07/16

SPaMCAST 451 features our interview with Askhat Urazbaev. Askhat brings a very pragmatic view of Agile in all of its many forms to the Software Process and Measurement Cast. This interview covers a lot of ground, ranging from defining Agile to the impact of corporate and national cultures on what works and what doesn’t work. We dove directly into the interview with very little preamble! Askhat’s bio: Askhat Urazbaev made a typical career moving from junior developer to project manager in

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33:02

SPaMCAST 450 - Product Frameworks, Holistic Architecture

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2017/07/09

SPaMCAST 450 features our essay on Product Roadmaps. Roadmaps link an organization’s strategy to action. Product roadmaps are directional and answer the question of where we are going and why. As with any powerful tool, roadmaps giveth when used wisely and taketh away when used less wisely. We also visit with Gene Hughson. Gene brings his great Form Follows Function blog to the podcast. We discussed the entry . After you listen to our conversation remember that roadmaps are a way to avoid your

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30:17

SPaMCAST 449 - Jasveer Singh, New Functional Software...

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2017/07/02

SPaMCAST 449 features our interview with Jasveer Singh. We discussed his new book, Jasveer proposes a new sizing methodology for estimation and other measurement processes. Jasveer Singh holds a Master of Technology degree in Computer Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and has studied Executive Master in Management at École de Commerce Solvay, Brussels, Belgium. He has about 30 years of valuable senior-level international experience in the ICT area and has worked in the

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48:04

SPaMCAST 448 - Uncertainty in Software Development,...

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2017/06/25

SPaMCAST 448 features our essay on uncertainty. Al Pittampalli said, “uncertainty and complexity produce anxiety we wish to escape.” Dealing with uncertainty is part of nearly everything we do our goal should be to address uncertainty head on. The second column features Steve Tendon talking about Tame The Flow: Hyper-Productive Knowledge-Work Performance, The TameFlow Approach and Its Application to Scrum and Kanban published J Ross (). We tackle Chapter 18. Our third column is the return of

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31:52

SPaMCAST 447 - Product Owners and The Business...

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2017/06/18

SPaMCAST 447 features our interview with Angela Wick on the role of the Product Owner and Business Analyst in Agile efforts. These two roles are critically important for delivering value in an Agile environment. Angela provides a fresh take on the Product Owner role and the Product Owner's relationship to other roles Agile teams. Angela is the founder of BA-Squared, LLC, a training and consulting practice. She is passionate about modernizing requirements practices and helping organizations

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38:35

SPaMCAST 446 - Questions, Go-To People, Servant...

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2017/06/11

SPaMCAST 446 will feature our essay on questions. Questions are a coach and facilitator’s secret power! But, with great power comes great responsibility. Our second column is from Gene Hughson. Gene and I discussed his essay originally published on his blog Form Follows Function (). The concept may sound counterintuitive, but it is not. The third column is from Kim Pries, the Software Sensei. In this installment, Kim dives into the topic of servant leadership. Re-Read Saturday News This week

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26:55

SPaMCAST 445 - Selecting Software Metrics, An...

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2017/06/04

SPaMCAST 445 features the return of a favorite, Capers Jones. It is always fun to talk with someone with their own page in Wikepedia. Capers and I talked about his new book, . Capers is passionate about software quality and measurement. Capers said, “High-quality software is not expensive. High-quality software is faster and cheaper to build and maintain than low-quality software, from initial development all the way through total cost of ownership.” Jones, Caper, Bonsignour, Olivier, and

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46:30

SPaMCAST 444 - Product Owner - The Hard Role, QA...

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2017/05/28

This week’s Software Process and Measurement Cast features our essay revisiting the product owner role. The product owner role is hard, often messed up and a great opportunity for improvement. The second column features the return of Steve Tendon talking about Tame The Flow: Hyper-Productive Knowledge-Work Performance, The TameFlow Approach and Its Application to Scrum and Kanban published J Ross (). We tackle Chapter 17 which is titled Challenges of Work-State Work in Process Limits. WIP limits

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SPaMCAST 443 - Brad Clark, Cost Estimation COCOMO...

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2017/05/21

The next Software Process and Measurement Cast features our interview with Brad Clark. Brad and I talked about cost estimation, estimation in government and COCOMO II and what is on the way in COCOMO III. Even if you are firmly in the #NoEstimates camp this interview will give you ideas to think about! Brad’s Bio Dr. Brad Clark is Vice-President of Software Metrics Inc. – a Virginia-based consulting company. His area of expertise is in software cost and schedule data collection, analysis and

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39:12

SPaMCAST 442 - Capability Teams, Software and Social...

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2017/05/14

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 442 features our essay on capability teams. The use of teams to deliver business value is at the core of most business models. Capability teams are a tool to unlock the value delivery engine of teams. Gene Hughson brings his to the cast this week to discuss his recent blog entry titled, . We live in a complex world and just focusing on social systems or software systems misses the point! Our third column is from the Software Sensei, Kim Pries. The entry

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SPaMCAST 441 - John Le Drew, Safety Improves The...

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2017/05/07

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 441 features our interview with John Le Drew. John and I discussed the concept of safety at work, and how safety, or the lack of it, affects the effectiveness of software teams. John’s bio . . . In almost 2 decades working in software engineering, John Le Drew has worked as a software engineer, team lead, project manager, product owner, trainer, agile coach, and consultant. Working with clients ranging from small start-ups to multinationals. Through he has

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SPaMCAST 440 - Two Storytelling Techniques, Testing...

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2017/04/30

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 440 features our essay on two storytelling techniques: premortems and business obituaries. Almost all work that takes more than a few days is subject to risks that are not immediately obvious without some form of structured process to focus the team's thought process. Teams often use storytelling techniques to generate a big picture/vision to guide a project or to help people frame their thoughts. A story provides a deeper and more nuanced connection

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33:07

SPaMCAST 439 - It's Time to Think, An Interview With...

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2017/04/23

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 439 features Alex Yakyma. Our discussion focused on the industry's broken mindset that prevents it from being Lean and Agile. A powerful and a possibly controversial interview. Alex’s Bio Alex Yakyma brings unique, extensive, and field-based experience to the topic of implementing Lean and Agile at scale. Throughout his career, he has served as an engineering and program manager in multi-cultural, highly-distributed environments. As a methodologist,

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SPaMCAST 438 - Size for Testers, Organizations as...

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2017/04/17

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 438 features our essay on leveraging sizing in testing. Size can be a useful tool for budgeting and planning both at the portfolio level and the team level. Gene Hughson brings his to the cast this week to discuss his recent blog entry titled, . One of the highlights of the conversation is whether emergence is a primary factor driving change in a complex system. Our third column is from the Software Sensei, Kim Pries. Kim discusses why blindly accepting

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41:37

SPaMCAST 437 Steven Adams, Five Dysfunctions of a Team

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2017/04/09

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 437 features a discussion of our recent re-read of by Patrick Lencioni (Jossey-Bass, Copyright 2002, 33rd printing) with Steven Adams. Steve has participated on nearly all of the re-reads, providing his unique wisdom. It was a great talk that helped me understand why the book has (and continues to have) such a large impact on how I view Agile and software development. Steve also has some advice on how to get the most out of the re-read feature. Steve

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