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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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SPaMCAST 265 - Retrospectives, Just Do Them....

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2013/11/24

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 265 The Software Process and Measurement Cast 265 features our essay on retrospectives. Retrospectives are part of most methodologies, even though there are many different terms. For instance, most waterfall frameworks call them post implementation reviews or postmortems. And each methodology focuses on different nuances. Agile, as a macro set of frameworks, has more aggressively embraced retrospectives than waterfall or iterative frameworks

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SPaMCAST 264 - Alexei Zheglov, Lean and More

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2013/11/18

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 264 The Software Process and Measurement Cast 264 features my interview with Alexei Zheglov. We discussed lean, work-in-process limits and flow. A summary of Alexei's bio from LinkedIn . . . How does value flow through your knowledge-work organization? The reality for many knowledge-work organizations today is, not very well. Therefore, we need to design, evolve, discover and help better systems of work emerge. Alexei's present drive and

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SPaMCAST 263 - Transactional Analysis

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2013/11/10

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 263 The Software Process and Measurement Cast 263 our essay on Transactional Analysis. People are the heart of the interactions that drive every organization and team. Increasing the effectiveness of communication between people will directly translate to higher productivity. To improve communication you need to develop an understanding of psychology. Transactional analysis is one of the most useful psychological theories for IT

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SPaMCAST 262 - Kevin Kruse, Employee Engagement

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2013/11/03

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 262 features my interview with Kevin Kruse (@Kruse) best selling author of Employee Engagement for Everyone. If you are involved with people and want to improvement engagement this is an important interview Kevin's Bio Serial entrepreneur and bestselling author, Kevin Kruse, used a relentless focus on talent and employee engagement to build and sell several, multi-million dollar technology companies, winning both Inc 500 and Best Place to Work awards

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SPaMCAST 261 - Distributed Agile

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2013/10/27

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 261 The Software Process and Measurement Cast 261 features our essay on distributed agile. Distributed agile takes effort but can pay HUGE benefits. The essay begins: What is distributed Agile? The phrase distributed Agile is often used indiscriminately, therefore definitions can cover a wide range of situations and evoke a wide range of emotions. A precise definition encompasses three concepts. The first is a team, project or program that is

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SPaMCAST 260 - Dr Richard Sykes, TMMi, Testing

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2013/10/20

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 260 The Software Process and Measurement Cast 260 features my interview with Dr Richard Sykes. Dr Sykes is the chair of the Board of Directors of the TMMi Foundation. The TMMi is the Testing Maturity Model Integration. When it comes to testing the TMMI is more than just a model! Dr Richard Sykes is a businessman with a breadth of involvement & experience that spans the chemical industry, the IT industry and the world of arts. He has held senior

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SPaMCAST 259 - Agile Testing, Pries, Rubrics

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2013/10/13

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 259 The Software Process and Measurement Cast 259 features an essay title Agile Testing. Testing is an important step in the delivery of any piece of software. It is the processes required to find and remove defects from functionality before that functionally is delivered into production. For those of you that have not written code or been an integral part of a software project, a project of any size rarely jumps from that idea directly into

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SPaMCAST 258 - Steve Tendon, Hyper-productivity

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2013/10/06

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 258 The Software Process and Measurement Cast 258 features my interview with Steve Tendon! Steve focuses on helping to create high-performance organizations and teams. He is also the the author of Tame the Flow. Are you ready to make the jump to hyper-productivity? Steve's Bio: Steve is a senior, multilingual, executive management consultant, experienced at leading and directing multi¬national and distributed knowledge¬work organizations

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SPaMCAST 257 - Why Agile Implementations Fail

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2013/09/29

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 257 The Software Process and Measurement Cast 257 features the essay "Why Agile Implementations Fail." Unfortunately failure seems to be an option. Why? Is it always a bad thing? Measurement Cast has a sponsor . . . As many you know I do at least one webinar for the IT Metrics and Productivtity Intstiute (ITMPI) every year. The ITMPI provides a great service to the IT profession. ITMPI's mission is to pull together the expertise and educational

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SPaMCAST 256 - Kenny Rubin, Scrum, Economic...

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2013/09/22

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 256 The Software Process and Measurement Cast 256 features my second interview with Kenny Rubin. We talked about Scrum as well as economic frameworks for applying agile. An incredible interview! Kenny Rubin provides Scrum and agile training and coaching to help companies develop products in an effective and economically sensible way. A Certified Scrum Trainer, Kenny has trained over 20,000 people on agile and Scrum, Smalltalk development,

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SPaMCAST 255 - Project Management Is Dead, Pries -...

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2013/09/15

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 255 The Software Process and Measurement Cast 255 features the essay Project Management is Dead, Long Live Project Management. The role is what is at issue rather than the concept. The cast also includes Kim Pries's column. Kim addresses the use of checklists. What a SHOW! The Software Process and Measurement Cast has a sponsor . . . As many you know I do at least one webinar for the IT Metrics and Productivtity Intstiute (ITMPI) every year

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SPaMCAST 254 - Matt Heusser, Agile Testing, Test...

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2013/09/08

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 254 The Software Process and Measurement Cast 254 features my interview with Matt Heusser. We discussed agile and testing. It was a great interview full of thought provoking discussion and controversial ideas. Matthew Heusser is the managing consultant at Excelon Development, where he focuses on software project delivery and risk management. A board member for the Association for Software Testing, lead editor of "How to Reduce the Cost of

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SPaMCAST 253 - Cognitive Bias and Effective Teams

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2013/09/01

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 253 The Software Process and Measurement Cast 253 features the essay titled, Cognitive Bias and Effective Teams. Effective teams build an understanding of the capabilities and biases of each member and the team as whole. The most effective means of a team learning about itself is by working together towards a common goal. The essay begins . . . No man is an island,Entire of itself,Every man is a piece of the continent,A part of the main. John

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SPaMCAST 252 - Jo Ann Sweeney, Communication and...

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2013/08/25

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 252 The Software Process and Measurement Cast 252 features my intreview Jo Ann Sweeney, Jo Ann and I discussed the need for planning communication when working with distributed multi-cultural teams. Jo Ann's BioJo Ann Sweeney is a communications consultant who helps transformation teams win the support of their sponsors, senior executives and end users. She is known for her ability to help teams understand the change from their audiences’

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SPaMCAST 251 - Commitment, Revisited

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2013/08/18

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 251 The Software Process and Measurement Cast 251 features Commitment Part 2 or Revisited depending on your point of view. This new essay builds on the essay broadcast in SPaMCAST 239 and as I said before, "Committed individuals are the building blocks for building committed teams. While teams are generally required for achieving results in software development, individuals are never optional" The essay begins . . . Making and keeping

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SPaMCAST 250 - Ben Linders, Success With Agile

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2013/08/11

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 250 The Software Process and Measurement Cast 250 features my intreview with Ben Linders. We discussed succeeding with Agile. We covered topics that ranged from success factors to change management. A fitting interview for the occasion of SPaMCAST 250! Ben's bioBen Linders is a Senior Consultant in Quality, Agile, Lean, and Process Improvement, based in The Netherlands. As an advisor, coach and trainer, he helps organizations by deploying

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SPaMCAST 249 - Agile Decision Making, Kim Pries, The...

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2013/08/04

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 249 The Software Process and Measurement Cast 249 features an essay titled, Agile Decision Making. The essay is a collaboration between Meghan Cagley and myself. Leadership and decision making in Agile organizations and teams requires different processes and skills. We dive right in! We also have a new column by Kim Pries. Kim expounds on the power of routine. The Software Process and Measurement Cast has a sponsor . . . As many you know I do at

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SPaMCAST 248 - Pat O'Toole, Project Improvement,...

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2013/07/28

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 248 The Software Process and Measurement Cast 248 features my intreview with Pat O'Toole. We discussed project improvement and process improvement. A wonderfully practical interiew! Pat's bio Pat O’Toole is a Principal Consultant at Process Assessment, Consulting & Training (PACT) where he provides a variety of services to his CMMI-based performance improvement clients. Pat is one of the most active SCAMPI lead appraisers, and has led

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SPaMCAST 247 - Sprint Reviews and Demonstrations

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2013/07/21

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 247 The Software Process and Measurement Cast 247 features my essay on Sprint Reviews and Demonstrations. It is all about the feedback. The essay begins . . . Demonstrations, or demos, are Agile’s mechanism to share what the team has accomplished during the current sprint. Show and tell, just like in kindergarten, is the basic component of the demo. The team can describe what they’ve done so that it is easy for stakeholders to interpret. Demos

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SPaMCAST 246 - Tobias Mayer, The People's Scrum

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2013/07/14

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 246 The Software Process and Measurement Cast 246 features my interview with Tobias Mayer. We discussed his new book, The People's Scrum: Agile Ideas for Revolutionary Transformation. We met on the barricades and I was informed and radicalized a little bit! Tobias Mayer has a background in software development, publishing, theatre arts, and community service work. He began his Agile journey at Yahoo! in 2003, and spent the years 2005-12 working

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