SPaMCAST 302- Larry Maccherone, Measuring Agile

Software Process and Measurement Cast number 302 features our interview with Larry Maccherone of Rally Software. We talked about Agile and metrics.  Measuring and challenging the folklore of Agile is a powerful tool for change!  Measurement and Agile in the same sentence really is not an oxymoron. Larry’s Bio: Larry is an industry recognized Agile speaker and thought leader. He is Rally Software's Director of Analytics and Research. Before coming to Rally Software, Larry worked at Carnegie Mellon with the Software Engineering Institute for seven years conducting research on software engineering metrics with a particular focus on reintroducing quantitative insight back into the agile world. He now leads a team at Rally using big data techniques to draw interesting insights and Agile performance metrics, and provide products that allow Rally customers to make better decisions. Larry is an accomplished author and speaker, presenting at major conferences for the lean and agile markets over the last several years, including the most highly rated talk at Agile 2013. He just gave two talks on the latest research at Agile 2014. Contact information: Email: lmaccherone@rallydev.com Next Software Process and Measurement Cast number 303 will feature our essay on estimation.  Estimation is a hot bed of controversy. But perhaps first we should synchronize on just what we think the word means.  Once we have a common vocabulary we can commence with the fisticuffs. In SPaMCAST 303 we will not shy away from a hard discussion. Upcoming Events I will be presenting at the  in San Diego, CA on October 1.  I have a great discount code!!!! Contact me if you are interested! I will be presenting at the Conference October 21st and 22nd in Springfield, MA. More on all of these great events in the near future! I look forward to seeing all SPaMCAST readers and listeners that attend these great events! The Software Process and Measurement Cast has a sponsor. As many you know I do at least one webinar for the  (ITMPI) every year. The ITMPI provides a great service to the IT profession. ITMPI’s mission is to pull together the expertise and educational efforts of the world’s leading IT thought leaders and to create a single online destination where IT practitioners and executives can meet all of their educational and professional development needs. The ITMPI offers a premium membership that gives members unlimited free access to 400 PDU accredited webinar recordings, and waives the PDU processing fees on all live and recorded webinars. The Software Process and Measurement Cast some support if you sign up . All the revenue our sponsorship generates goes for bandwidth, hosting and new cool equipment to create more and better content for you. Support the SPaMCAST and learn from the ITMPI. 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, neither for you or your team.” Support SPaMCAST by buying the book . Available in English and Chinese.