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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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13:10

SPaMCAST 133 - Metrics Minute - Burn-up Charts

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2011/05/08

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 133! SPaMCAST 133 features an entry in the Metrics Minute. We tackle burn-up charts. The burn-up chart can be thought of as the mirror image of the burn-down chart but is generally extended over multiple sprints to show the strategy being followed as the project builds toward release and product delivery. Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and

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31:36

SPaMCAST 132 - Bill Bentley, Lean Six Sigma Secrets...

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2011/05/01

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 132! SPaMCAST 132 features my interview with Bill Bentley discussing the book he co-authored "Lean Six Sigma Secrets for the CIO". We covered the gamut of process improvement with emphasis on six sigma, lean and the combination of the two techniques. Bill Bentley is the owner and president of , a training and consulting business. His Atlanta area company was started in 2002 and provides quantitative process improvement training to the public

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27:44

SPaMCAST 131 - Agile is form Venus PMOs from Mars,...

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2011/04/25

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 131! SPaMCAST 131 features the second part of my essay "Agile is from Venus, PMOs from Mars". Part One was a controversial, Part Two will not lower the bar. If you are struggling to understand how position a PMOs in your agile organization you need to listen. Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have

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31:28

SPaMCAST 130 - John Hollmann, Risk and Cost Engineering

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2011/04/17

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 130! SPaMCAST 130 features my interview with with John K. Hollmann discussing cost engineering and risk from a cost engineering perspective. If you are involved with risk and cost engineering you will want to bookmark this interview and listen again and again. John has over 30 years of design and cost engineering experience, including all practice areas of cost engineering and project control. John is Owner of Validation Estimating LLC () which

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15:22

SPaMCAST 129 Corrected - Checklist for Process...

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2011/04/10

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 129! In this week’s Software Process and Measurement Cast I feature my short essay, Checklist for Process Improvement Success. I have also included an essay orginally included in SPaMCAST 8 titled, ‘Involvement: Whose Industry Is It Anyway?'. Short for get involved. We will pick up the conclusion of Agile is from Venus and PMOs from Mars will pick up in SPaMAST 131 Many Software Process and Measurement Cast Listeners have purchased co-authored

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41:59

SPaMCAST 128 -Garmus, Russac, Edwards, Certified...

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2011/04/03

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 128! SPaMCAST 128 features my interview with with Dave Garmus, Janet Russac and Royce Edwards discussing thier book, . If you are interested in functional metrics this interview will be right down your alley. This was David Garmus’ fourth book. Two of his previous books were co-authored with his business partner, David Herron, on functional measurement. Mr. Garmus is an acknowledged authority in the sizing, measurement and estimation of software

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31:02

SPaMCAST 127 - Agile is from Venus and PMOs from Mars...

Software Process and Measurement Cast ·

2011/03/27

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 127! In this week’s Software Process and Measurement Cast I feature the first part of my essay titled, Agile is from Venus and PMOs from Mars. I also have news from MAIN brought to us by Manfred Bundschuh. The essay begins . . . Over the past few years I have spent time with many organizations that been struggling with the role of PMOs in their organization as they transitioned to agile. There are a couple of important words in the last

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Chris Hefley Nominated for #lssc11 Brickell Key Award

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2011/03/22

Chris Hefley (interviewed in ) was recently nominated for the #lssc11 Brickell Key Award. The selection committee chairman is seeking advocacy from members of the community as part of the selection process. If you think he should win, please consider sending the committee chairman, David Anderson, an email as described below by the end of the week (by March 25 2011). Please include any examples or just your thoughts about his contributions to the Lean/Kanban community, or about how LeanKit Kanban

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35:06

SPaMCAST 126 - Phillip LaPlante, Requirements...

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2011/03/20

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 126 SPaMCAST 126 features my interview with Phillip A. LaPlante discussing his book in specific and requirements in general. A real powerhouse discussion of requirements. Dr. Phil Laplante is Professor of Software Engineering at Penn State. His interests are in software and systems engineering, project management, and software testing and security. Prior to his academic career Dr. Laplante spent several years as a software engineer and project

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13:47

SPaMCAST 125 - Coaching, Two Calls To Action

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2011/03/13

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 125! I recorded this Cast before the earthquake in Japan but did want to let all of the SPaMCAST friends and all of the people of Japan that my thoughts are with you. In this week’s Software Process and Measurement Cast I feature a short entry I wrote on coaching, a comment on the blog entry on coaching and two calls to action. The paper on Agile is from Venus and PMOs from Mars will begin in SPaMCAST 127. The essay begins . . . Coaching is a

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46:11

SPaMCAST 124 - Gerard Hill, The Complete Project...

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2011/03/06

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 124 SPaMCAST 124 features my interview with Gerard "Jerry" Hill. Gerald and I talked about his book specifically and project management generally. A ton of good advice on instituting project management methodology in any organization. Gerard Hill is the Principal of Hill Consulting Group, and has more than 25 years experience in project management practice design and implementation, information systems integration, and business process

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Podcasting to a Niche Market.pdf

Software Process and Measurement Cast ·

2011/03/05

I recently presented at Podcamp Toronto the resentation was titled Podcasting To A Niche Market and subtitled Podcasting to a Technical IT Audience. I have posted the presentation on SlideShare at: Please feel free to comment and suggest ways to improve the presenation (and the Cast itself). Podcast Toronto 2011 was great as was the wonderful City of Toronto. Thanks to the organizing committee and the sponsors which can be found at Finally attend a local Podcamp if you have one or start one if

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15:01

SPaMCAST 123 - Metrics Minute - Burn Down Charts

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2011/02/28

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 123! In this week’s Software Process and Measurement Cast we have an entry in the Metrics Minute. We cover Burn down charts are a critcial part of what makes agile work. The esay begins . . . Burn Down Charts are a graphical representation of the work left to be done and of the progress that has been made. The chart is typically drawn to show progress against predictions. The analogy of a glide path has been used to paint a picture of the slope

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Most Popular SPaMCAST Episodes: June 2010 – November...

Software Process and Measurement Cast ·

2011/02/24

Occasionally it is interesting to reflect on the podcasts and topics that have been most popular in the past. Today I reflect on the eclectic mix making up the most popular cast in the second half of 2010. I defined the second half of 2010 from June to November to reflect that this rating is based on historical download which would put the casts in December at a disadvantage. The top five are (in rank order): (Part 2 was heard in ) Four interviews and one essay. The topics range

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SPaMCAST 122 - Ted Theodoropoulos, Technical Debt

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2011/02/20

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 120. SPaMCAST 122 features my interview with Ted Theodoropoulos. Ted and I talked about technical debt and whether the definition of techincal needs to be expanded to address the needs of our industry. Ted’s background in technology began in the early 1980s developing applications in BASIC on the first personal computers. It was during a school project that he first came in contact with technical debt while collaborating with classmates to

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15:32

SPaMCAST 121 - Gates And The Value of IT

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2011/02/13

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 121! In this week’s Software Process and Measurement Cast we revist an essay originally broadcast in SPaMCAST 2. We revisit the essay because I believe the events in TUnisia and Egypt over the past few weeks have driven the point home that gates can impact the value of IT. The essay begins . . . A few weeks ago (now three years later) I attended a lecture by Jared Diamond. His lecture was in support of his book. (2005). The ideas in the book

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35:57

SPaMCAST 120 - Peter Thomas, Mature Metrics Programs

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2011/02/06

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 120. SPaMCAST 120 features my interview with Peter Thomas, a techincal specialist in software sizing and related fields at Steria. He is also a member of the Counting Practice Committee in International Function Point User's Group. We discussed the attributes of mature metric programs. Peter is a Chartered IT Professional with experience in project management, design, implementation, test, and deployment of defence and commercial software.He is

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22:03

SPaMCAST 119 - Metrics Minute - Velocity, IFPUG News

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2011/01/30

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 119! In this week’s Software Process and Measurement Cast we have another installment of the Metrics Minute. This Metrics Minute is focused on Velocity. The esay begins . . . The simple definition of velocity, as it is currently used, is the amount of work that is completed in a period of time (typically a sprint). The definition is related to productivity which is the amount of effort required to complete a unit of work and delivery rate which

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38:11

SPaMCAST 118 - Elizabeth Harrin, Social Media for...

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2011/01/23

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 118. SPaMCAST 118 features my interview with Elizabeth Harrin author of and the influential blog A Girl’s Guide to Project Management. Elizabeth and I had a wonderful conversation about how social media can improve project and project manager performance. Elizabeth Harrin, BA (Hons), MA, MBCS is an author and portfolio manager living and working in London. She has a decade of experience in projects. Elizabeth has led a variety of IT and

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19:52

SPaMCAST 117 - Book Review, IIBA News, Too Many Metrics

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2011/01/16

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 117! In this week’s Software Process and Measurement Cast we have a review of Naomi Karten's book Presentation Skills for Technical Professionals: Achieving Excellence. Remember Naomi appeared in the interview segment last week (check it out at ). In this week’s Cast we are starting a new segment, Association News. Kevin Brennan of the International Institute of Business Analysis opens the segment with news from the IIBA (PS Kevin was

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