SPaMCAST 471 - 20 Transformation Killers, QA and Requirements, Systems Thinking

SPaMCAST 471 features our essay on the top 20 transformation killers.  Each transformation killer is a big deal, but if you combine two or more you are in big trouble. That said, forewarned is forearmed . . .hopefully? In the second spot, this week is Jeremy Berriault and the !  Jeremy and I discussed involving testers in requirements.  The ultimate in shifting “left.”     In the third spot, Gene Hughson completes the cast by bringing a discussion of a recent missive, .  Rock, paper, scissors, lizard, Spock and more! Re-Read Saturday News This week,  we tackle Chapter 6 of Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability: An Introduction by Daniel S. Vacanti. Chapter 6 is titled, Interpreting CFDs.  Learning to read CFDs provides teams and individuals with a huge amount of information through data visualization.  Chapter six continues to build on flow metrics, data visualization, and Little’s Law.  ! Catch up on the all the installments of Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability: An Introduction Dead Tree Book Kindle Get your copy and begin reading (or re-reading)! A Call To Action I still need a few more leaders of Agile PMOs for a special podcast and for background interviews.  Please contact me to discuss the topic at if you are interested in telling me your story! Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 472 will feature my interview with Mike Harris.  We discussed his new book, . We discussed the definition of value and why value matters! Shameless Ad for my book! 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, for you or your team.” Support SPaMCAST by buying the book nglish and Chinese.