SPaMCAST 203 - Leadership and Agile, 5PI Column, Agile and TesTrek Previews

Software Process and Measurement Cast 203 features my essay on Leadership and Agile ().  I discussed how a compliance culture can negatively impact an organization.   Bill Fox also delivers the first of his 5PI columns.  In this installment Bill shares some of the common threads he has mined from his interviews with process improvement leaders.  Read Bill's blog post supporting the column, ! Also in SPaMCAST 203 I continue featuring elevator speeches for the upcoming AgileTrek and TesTrek Conferences.   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 received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or your team." NOW AVAILABLE IN CHINESE! Have you bought your copy? Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement Cast Email:  spamcastinfo@gmail.com Voicemail:  +1-206-888-6111 Website: www.spamcast.net Twitter: www.twitter.com/tcagley Facebook:  http://bit.ly/16fBWV Upcoming Conferecnes The conference season is coming.  I will be speaking at the following conferences and look forward to meeting up with all SPaMCAST listeners and contributors. AgileTrek, November 9th in Toronto  http://www.qaiagiletrek.org/2012/agiletrek-at-a-glance/ TesTrek, November 5 - 8 in Toronto http://www.qaitestrek.org/2012Toronto/ ISMA 7, October 28 - 31 in Phoenix, AZ http://www.ifpug.org/?page_id=252   Next: The Software Process and Measurement Cast 204 will feature my interview with Jason Yip.  Be ready to visit the edges of agile and lean!