Software Process and Measurement Cast

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 627 features our essay on collaboration. Collaboration is a word that gets thrown around A LOT in team-oriented environments. I am not sure everyone means the same thing when they use the term. This week we also have a visit from Jon M Quigley and his Alpha and Omega of Product Development column. Jon and I talked about the idea of fit for use and its connection to quality. Re-Read Saturday News This week we begin the long-anticipated re-read of Great Big Agile, An OS for Agile Leaders by Jeff Dalton. The book was published by Apress in 2019. The 356 pages (335 pages in Arabic numbers and 21 pages in Roman) are organized into an acknowledgment, foreword, preface, 73 chapters, appendix, glossary, and an index. I called this long-anticipated because the poll before the last re-read, Tame you Work Flow, had such intense competition between three books, I decided to re-read all three. Fixing Your Scrum will be next. This re-read will be a little different. We will not cover all 73 chapters. This is not to say that all 73 are not important; as matter of fact, the chapters we are not going to cover are the ones that I use the most. I divide Great Big Agile into three parts, part 1 covers the Agile Performance Holoarchy (Jeff breaks this into 2 parts) and includes chapters 1 - 7. The second part is a wonderful explanation of 65 agile techniques which spans chapters 8 - 72. I use these chapters as a reference and have given the book to several clients as gifts for just that reason. The third chunk is chapter 73 which discusses how to use the Agile Performance Holarchy. We will re-read the front matter, chapters 1 - 7 and 73. My intent is to complete the re-read in 10 installments over the next 11 weeks (I assume I will miss one week due to the holidays). Remember, buy a copy and read along. This week's installment Week 1: Re-read Logistics and Front Matters - https://bit.ly/3mgz9P6 The Software Process and Measurement Cast is the proud media sponsor of the live@manning conference: Math for Data Science to be held on 01 December 2020 12:00 - 5:00 pm EST live on Twitch. Register for FREE for a unique chance to learn from statisticians and math masters: http://mng.bz/8GAZ #manningontwitch Next SPaMCAST Next week we will talk to David Nicolette, author of Software Development Metrics from Manning Publications. David and I talked about the value of measurement regardless of the approach you are taking to deliver value. Measurement is feedback and measurement is leadership for guiding and improving how work is done.

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 626 features our interview with Jacob Glenn. Jacob and I began talking about custom software development and then branched into entrepreneurship and leadership. Finding and enabling people are critical skills for building solutions. Jacob Glenn is a creative and innovative leader with a consistent track record of success leading complex engagements focused on strategy, process, and emerging technologies. As the founder and President of M Genio, he helps lead high-profile, strategic initiatives and creates value at the intersection of business and technology. Connect with Jacob on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/jacobglenn Check out M Genio at http://www.mgenio.com/ Re-Read Saturday News We conclude the re-read of Tame your Work Flow by Steve Tendon and Daniel Doiron, which we began on Saturday, May 23rd. The world has changed a lot as we worked our way through the book. However, there are important ideas in this book that are far less transitory than the changes we've seen in 2020 will be. Today we have a few concluding notes! This week's installment Week 21: Final Thoughts - https://bit.ly/2URS1Ih New to this re-read? Start at the beginning Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter – https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY The Software Process and Measurement Cast is the proud media sponsor of the live@manning conference: Math for Data Science to be held on 01 December 2020 12:00 - 5:00 pm EST live on Twitch. Register for FREE for a unique chance to learn from statisticians and math masters: http://mng.bz/8GAZ #manningontwitch Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 627 is an essay on collaboration. Collaboration is a word that gets thrown around A LOT in team-oriented environments. I am not sure everyone means the same thing when they use the term. We will also have a visit from Jon M Quigley and his Alpha and Omega of Product Development column.

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 625 features our interview with Drew Angell. Drew and I talk about web development, software development excellence, and how to find great developers. Being good is more than just excellence in coding -- listening and problem-solving are also needed which has led Drew to experiment with using GitCommit bounties to get great developers to self-identify. Drew's Bio Drew is a digital pioneer who loves rolling his sleeves up and identifying software & programming solutions. As owner and lead developer within AngellEYE & GitCommits, Drew's responsibilities include everything from day-to-day business management to the development of web and mobile applications. Drew is heavily involved with PayPal. He is a certified PayPal developer (one of only 13 in the world that reached the ACE Developer status), an official PayPal Partner, and a PayPal Ambassador. He was also given the PayPal Star Developer Award at the developer conferences in 2008, 2009, and 2011. When he's not solving digital problems or consulting, Drew is a board member for the Campaign for Aging Research, the Kansas City Table Tennis Club, and volunteers with a local non-profit, The HALO Foundation – (Helping Art Liberate Orphans). Check out: https://www.gitcommits.com/ https://www.angelleye.com/ Re-Read Saturday News Today we tackle the whole of Part 7 which is Chapter 21 and the Epilogue. Next week we will complete our re-read of Tame you Work Flow with concluding remarks. Chapter 21, Patterns to Get Started, is an implementation primer and another one of those very useful features of the book. This week's installment Week 21: Patterns To Get Started - https://bit.ly/3kuEwIZ New to this re-read? Start at the beginning Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter – https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY The Software Process and Measurement Cast is the proud media sponsor of the live@manning conference: Math for Data Science to be held on 01 December 2020 12:00 - 5:00 pm EST live on Twitch. Register for FREE for a unique chance to learn from statisticians and math masters: http://mng.bz/8GAZ #manningontwitch Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 625 will feature our interview with Jacob Glenn. Jacob and I talked about custom software development in a world that seems to be prone to accepting pre-packaged approaches for solving business problems. Custom software is a useful tool for organizations to help stand out rather than accepting me-too products and services.

Software Process and Measurement Cast 624 is structured a little differently. We begin with the conclusion of a three-column arc on grateful leadership from Susan Parente's Not A Scrumdamentalist Column. In this installment, Susan and I discuss how servant leadership, commonly practiced by agilists, can combine with grateful leadership to be even more powerful. Catch up on earlier installments of this arc SPaMCAST 621 SPaMCAST 617 After Susan's column, we visit the first essay in the four-part series on why teams don't get stories done when they say they will. The essay Our Stories Aren't Getting Done! names the three usual suspects that cause stories to "escape" sprints. Re-Read Saturday News Chapter 20 of Tame your Work Flow is titled Operational Governance in PEST Environments. Daniel Doiron describes this chapter as an ode to management by exception. There are two threads in this chapter that I highlight. The first is Steve and Daniel's discussion on the need for different perspectives to identify the constraint in complicated environments. The second major component in the chapter is a discussion of an approach for governance. As I am quoted at the end of the chapter giving this book my highest praise, "this book is very useful." This weeks installment Week 20: Operational Governance in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/2U2TGu2 New? Start your re-read at the beginning Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter – https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY The Software Process and Measurement Cast is the proud media sponsor of the live@manning conference: Math for Data Science to be held on 01 December 2020 12:00 - 5:00 pm EST live on Twitch. Register for FREE for a unique chance to learn from statisticians and math masters: http://mng.bz/8GAZ #manningontwitch Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 625 will feature our interview with Drew Angell. Drew and I talk about web development and software development excellence. Being good is more than just excellence in coding, listening and problem-solving are also needed.

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 623 features my interview with Christian "Dr. Lambda" Clausen, author of Five Lines of Code from Manning Publications. Dr. Lambda delivers advice on why refactoring is a necessity and how to refactor effectively. Clean code is not an option, refactoring is a requirement for being good at coding. Buy a copy of the book at Manning using the code podspam20 The link is http://mng.bz/r2Og Dr. Lambda's Bio Christian "Dr. Lamda" Clausen works as a Technical Agile Coach teaching teams how to properly refactor their code. Previously he worked as a software engineer on the Coccinelle semantic patching project, an automated refactoring tool. He has an MSc in computer science and five years' experience teaching software quality at a university level. https://medium.com/@thedrlambda Twitter: @thedrlambda Re-Read Saturday News Cue the eerie sound effects from low budget science fiction movies that signal time travel. After publishing our re-read of Chapter 19 last week, Steve Tendon sent me a message, "where is chapter 18?" I nearly responded right after chapter 17 but a little voice told me to check. Low and behold, I had not addressed Full-Kitting as Ongoing Executive Activity, otherwise known as chapter 18. Today, we go back in time and review the first chapter in Part 6 of Tame your Work Flow by Daniel Doiron and Steve Tendon. Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter – https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) – https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi Week 3: Explicit Mental Models – https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN Week 4: Flow Efficiency, Little's Law and Economic Impact – https://bit.ly/2VrIhoL Week 5: Flawed Mental Models – https://bit.ly/3eqj70m Week 6: Where To Focus Improvement Efforts – https://bit.ly/2DTvOUN Week 7: Introduction to Throughput Accounting and Culture – https://bit.ly/2DbhfLT Week 8: Accounting F(r)iction and Show Me the Money – https://bit.ly/2XmDuWu Week 9: Constraints in the Work Flow and in the Work Process - https://bit.ly/33Uukoz Week 10: Understanding PEST Environments and Finding the Constraint in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/3ga3ew9 Week 11: Drum-Buffer-Rope Scheduling - https://bit.ly/32l0Z3Q Week 12: Portfolio Prioritization and Selection in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/31Ea4WC Week 13: Flow Efficiency, DBR, and TameFlow Kanban Boards - https://bit.ly/32rYUVf Week 14: Outcomes, Values, and Efforts in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/3jd52qw Week 15: Introduction to Execution Management Signals - https://bit.ly/3mS9j4V Week 16: Introduction to Full Kitting - https://bit.ly/2FKkD2g Week 17: Execution Management in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/2FX9kDQ Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 621 will feature our essay on why agile coaches need a code of ethics. It's time for coaching to grow up and be a profession. We will also complete the three conversation arc on grateful leadership from Susan Parente.

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 622 features my interview with Brian Gill, CEO at Gillware. Brian is a serial entrepreneur in the software and cyber world. We discussed the importance of cybersecurity, real backups, having disaster recovery plans, and the fact that just having data in the cloud is not a security strategy. Brian's bio Brian is a computer scientist, entrepreneur, and angel investor. Brian currently serves as Chairman of Gillware, which provides cyber risk assessments, data recovery, incident response, and digital forensics services. He is a co-founder of Phoenix Nuclear Labs and served on PNL's board from inception to when it decided to spin-off SHINE Medical Technologies. Those two companies have raised over 100 million dollars of venture capital and employ hundreds of people in Wisconsin. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-gill-68997a38/ Gillware: https://www.gillware.com/ Re-Read Saturday News This week we tackle Chapter 19 of Steve Tendon and Daniel Doiron's Tame your Work Flow. Chapter 19 combines many of the moving parts from the previous chapters into a set of tools for monitoring the execution of work. The authors pick up at the portfolio level developed in Chapter 18. Portfolio items, once committed and placed into flow, can contain many groups of work that Steve and Daniel term Minimal Outcome-Value Effort or MOVEs (see week 14). Once in flow (being worked on), a flow manager picks up managing the MOVEs. Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter – https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) – https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi Week 3: Explicit Mental Models – https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN Week 4: Flow Efficiency, Little's Law and Economic Impact – https://bit.ly/2VrIhoL Week 5: Flawed Mental Models – https://bit.ly/3eqj70m Week 6: Where To Focus Improvement Efforts – https://bit.ly/2DTvOUN Week 7: Introduction to Throughput Accounting and Culture – https://bit.ly/2DbhfLT Week 8: Accounting F(r)iction and Show Me the Money – https://bit.ly/2XmDuWu Week 9: Constraints in the Work Flow and in the Work Process - https://bit.ly/33Uukoz Week 10: Understanding PEST Environments and Finding the Constraint in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/3ga3ew9 Week 11: Drum-Buffer-Rope Scheduling - https://bit.ly/32l0Z3Q Week 12: Portfolio Prioritization and Selection in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/31Ea4WC Week 13: Flow Efficiency, DBR, and TameFlow Kanban Boards - https://bit.ly/32rYUVf Week 14: Outcomes, Values, and Efforts in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/3jd52qw Week 15: Introduction to Execution Management Signals - https://bit.ly/3mS9j4V Week 16: Introduction to Full Kitting - https://bit.ly/2FKkD2g Week 17: Execution Management in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/2FX9kDQ The Software Process and Measurement Cast is a proud sponsor of the following event! Agile Online Summit 2020 The Agile Online Summit was created for people who couldn't attend major conferences. This will be its third year, and the main goal is to bring major level agile speakers to people all over the world as well as spotlight some up and coming agile coaches and trainers. October 26th to 30th, 2020, Live and recorded too. https://bit.ly/3gNR2Bw Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 623 will feature my interview with Christian Clausen, author of Five Lines of Code from Manning Publications. We discussed why refactoring is needed, and the rules Christian has developed to get the most value out of refactoring. It's not like you are not spending time refactoring already . . . right?

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 621 features our essay on why agile coaches need a code of ethics. Agile is practiced in nearly every culture. Each culture has its own definition of duty and of right and wrong. Coaches help to establish and address the client's needs by leveraging approaches that align with the values and principles of the Agile Manifesto. It's time for coaching to grow up and be a profession. We also have part 2 of Susan Parente's discussion of grateful leadership. Susan discussed how to keep grateful leadership fresh as part of her Not A Scrumdamentalist column. I will play part 3 in SPaCAST 623. Part 1: SPaMCAST 617 - https://bit.ly/35UWLDQ Re-Read Saturday News We are back with Chapter 17 in our re-read of Steve Tendon and Daniel Doiron's Tame your Work Flow. Full Kitting is an important concept! Use the link to buy a copy of the book and support the authors and blog! Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter – https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) – https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi Week 3: Explicit Mental Models – https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN Week 4: Flow Efficiency, Little's Law and Economic Impact – https://bit.ly/2VrIhoL Week 5: Flawed Mental Models – https://bit.ly/3eqj70m Week 6: Where To Focus Improvement Efforts – https://bit.ly/2DTvOUN Week 7: Introduction to Throughput Accounting and Culture – https://bit.ly/2DbhfLT Week 8: Accounting F(r)iction and Show Me the Money – https://bit.ly/2XmDuWu Week 9: Constraints in the Work Flow and in the Work Process - https://bit.ly/33Uukoz Week 10: Understanding PEST Environments and Finding the Constraint in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/3ga3ew9 Week 11: Drum-Buffer-Rope Scheduling - https://bit.ly/32l0Z3Q Week 12: Portfolio Prioritization and Selection in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/31Ea4WC Week 13: Flow Efficiency, DBR, and TameFlow Kanban Boards - https://bit.ly/32rYUVf Week 14: Outcomes, Values, and Efforts in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/3jd52qw Week 15: Introduction to Execution Management Signals - https://bit.ly/3mS9j4V Week 16: Introduction to Full Kitting - https://bit.ly/2FKkD2g The Software Process and Measurement Cast is a proud sponsor of the following event! Agile Online Summit 2020 The Agile Online Summit was created for people who couldn't attend major conferences. This will be its third year, and the main goal is to bring major level agile speakers to people all over the world as well as spotlight some up and coming agile coaches and trainers. October 26th to 30th, 2020, Live and recorded too. https://bit.ly/3gNR2Bw Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 622 will feature my interview with Brian Gill, CEO at Gillware. In the age of hacking and ransomware, we discussed the importance of cybersecurity and data recovery (pssst...its important).

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 620 is something out of the ordinary. Ola Omiyale joined me as a co-host and we interviewed Nalin Parbhu, the Founder and CTO of Infuse, and useMango™. We talked about testing and test automation which is a passion for all three of us. We also explored the future of the role of the manual tester. Nalin Parbhu, Founder & CTO: Infuse & useMango™ Nalin's passion, mission, and vision is to enable customers to get the most of out their software. He has worked on hundreds of projects across the globe and has over 22+ years of experience in software engineering delivery in a variety of roles. Nalin has a BSc in Statistics, Computers, Operational Research and Mathematics from Queen Mary University of London, and did his postgraduate studies in Advanced Information Technology at London Southbank University. Despite his London education, Nalin proudly states he is a citizen of the city of Leicester. When not evangelizing from the pulpit about modernizing software delivery. Nalin is happily married with 2 children living in Central London. He is also a Rugby coach for Blackheath Rugby Club U11's. LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nalinparbhu Infuse website: https://infuse.it/ Ola Omiyale is from a social science background and has started her journey within the software industry. Being a beginner and developing a career in selling test automation solutions, she is eager to learn new information and innovations around software testing. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/adodoolaomiyale Re-Read Saturday News I have taken the last two weeks off from Re-Read Saturday. A combination of household duties and work had to be managed. I will be back next week. In the interim, catch up on the re-read. Have you bought your copy of Steve Tendon and Daniel Doiron's Tame your Work Flow? Use the link to support the authors and blog! Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter – https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) – https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi Week 3: Explicit Mental Models – https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN Week 4: Flow Efficiency, Little's Law and Economic Impact – https://bit.ly/2VrIhoL Week 5: Flawed Mental Models – https://bit.ly/3eqj70m Week 6: Where To Focus Improvement Efforts – https://bit.ly/2DTvOUN Week 7: Introduction to Throughput Accounting and Culture – https://bit.ly/2DbhfLT Week 8: Accounting F(r)iction and Show Me the Money – https://bit.ly/2XmDuWu Week 9: Constraints in the Work Flow and in the Work Process - https://bit.ly/33Uukoz Week 10: Understanding PEST Environments and Finding the Constraint in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/3ga3ew9 Week 11: Drum-Buffer-Rope Scheduling - https://bit.ly/32l0Z3Q Week 12: Portfolio Prioritization and Selection in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/31Ea4WC Week 13: Flow Efficiency, DBR, and TameFlow Kanban Boards - https://bit.ly/32rYUVf Week 14: Outcomes, Values, and Efforts in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/3jd52qw Week 15: Introduction to Execution Management Signals - https://bit.ly/3mS9j4V The Software Process and Measurement Cast is a proud sponsor of the following events! Women in Tech Conference Learn, be inspired, and connect with others working to advance inclusion in the technology industry with a live@Manning event. The "Women in Tech" online conference will be held on Oct 13, starring women that are rocking the tech boat! http://mng.bz/5pmz Agile Online Summit 2020 The Agile Online Summit was created for people who couldn't attend major conferences. This will be its third year, and the main goal is to bring major level agile speakers to people all over the world as well as spotlight some up and coming agile coaches and trainers. October 26th to 30th, 2020, Live and recorded too. https://bit.ly/3gNR2Bw Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 621 will feature our essay on why agile coaches need a code of ethics. Its time for coaching to grow up and be a profession. We will also have a visit from Jon M Quigley who will bring his Alpha and Omega of Product Development to the podcast.

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 619 features the return of Joe Schofield. Joe and I talked about his new book, Aligning People and Culture for Agile Transformation: A Leadership & Change Story (https://amzn.to/2HCfRV1). During our discussion, we talked about how writing the book changes an author and his hope for how people will use the book to understand and create change. Company: https://joejr.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-schofield-6b393aa/ Email: joescho@cox.net Joe's Bio: As an enabler and educator: Joe is an Authorized Training Partner with VMEdu, a Scrum Certified Trainer with SCRUMstudy™, and a contributor to the Great IT Professional Webinar Series sponsored by Computer Aid, Inc. Joe has over 80 published books, papers, conference presentations and keynotes—including contributions to the books: The IFPUG Guide to IT and Software Measurement (2012), IT Measurement, Certified Function Point Specialist Exam Guide, and The Economics of Software Quality. He has taught over 100 college courses, 75 of those at the graduate level. Joe has facilitated ~200 teams in the areas of software specification, team building, and organizational planning using lean six sigma, business process reengineering, and JAD. He was a certified instructor for the Introduction to the CMMI for most of the past decade. Re-Read Saturday News I am pretty sure that Steve and Daniel might disagree with me, but I find the concept of full-kitting one of the most important ideas in Tame your Work Flow. Chapter 17 provides more explanation for the concept. My involvement in software development, enhancements, maintenance, package and hardware installation, and configuration has made it very clear to me that flow needs to be a paramount concern. Have you bought your copy of Steve Tendon and Daniel Doiron's Tame your Work Flow? Use the link to support the authors and blog! Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter – https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) – https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi Week 3: Explicit Mental Models – https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN Week 4: Flow Efficiency, Little's Law and Economic Impact – https://bit.ly/2VrIhoL Week 5: Flawed Mental Models – https://bit.ly/3eqj70m Week 6: Where To Focus Improvement Efforts – https://bit.ly/2DTvOUN Week 7: Introduction to Throughput Accounting and Culture – https://bit.ly/2DbhfLT Week 8: Accounting F(r)iction and Show Me the Money – https://bit.ly/2XmDuWu Week 9: Constraints in the Work Flow and in the Work Process - https://bit.ly/33Uukoz Week 10: Understanding PEST Environments and Finding the Constraint in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/3ga3ew9 Week 11: Drum-Buffer-Rope Scheduling - https://bit.ly/32l0Z3Q Week 12: Portfolio Prioritization and Selection in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/31Ea4WC Week 13: Flow Efficiency, DBR, and TameFlow Kanban Boards - https://bit.ly/32rYUVf Week 14: Outcomes, Values, and Efforts in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/3jd52qw Week 15: Introduction to Execution Management Signals - https://bit.ly/3mS9j4V The Software Process and Measurement Cast is a proud sponsor of the following events! Women in Tech Conference Learn, be inspired, and connect with others working to advance inclusion in the technology industry with a live@Manning event. The "Women in Tech" online conference will be held on Oct 13, starring women that are rocking the tech boat! http://mng.bz/5pmz Agile Online Summit 2020 The Agile Online Summit was created for people who couldn't attend major conferences. This will be its third year, and the main goal is to bring major level agile speakers to people all over the world as well as spotlight some up and coming agile coaches and trainers. October 26th to 30th, 2020, Live and recorded too. https://bit.ly/3gNR2Bw Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 620 is something out of the ordinary. Ola Omiyale and I interviewed Nalin Parbhu, the Founder and CTO of Infuse, and useMango™. We talked about testing and test automation which is a passion for all three of us. It was also a blast for me to have someone co-anchoring the interview.

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 618 is a conversation about "process" that I had with two great people, Mike King and Beth Leonard, in March of 2020. Just doing the process to check the box for a rating or certification, whether the CMMI, CMMC, Scrum, or any other framework, destroys legitimacy and trust. Michael King is a technology executive with over seventeen years of experience serving in technology roles supporting the Federal Government. He currently serves as Halfaker and Associates' Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer (CIO/CISO), where he leads enterprise IT Strategy with a focus on user experience, the information security program, and the Quality Management System with a focus on improving engineering maturity and customer experience. Prior to this role, he served Halfaker's CTO and COO, as well as completing a five-year tenure at Lockheed Martin in cybersecurity and critical infrastructure security domains. Michael holds degrees in Computer Engineering (Bachelor's from UVA) and Information Systems (Master's from JHU) and several professional certifications including PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe SA, and ITIL. Company: https://www.halfaker.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikehking Email: michael.king@halfaker.com Ms. Beth Leonard is an award-winning speaker in her field; frequently invited to both local and international-level industry events to speak about such topics as customer satisfaction, organizational statistical analysis and metrics development, CMMI, ISO, management reviews and techniques, as well as quality assurance. She is also a recognized patient advocate and blogger for NET Cancer; supporting several organizations both nationally as well as internationally. Ms. Leonard is a well-respected executive with over 24 years of IT software development and service management lifecycle expertise as well as InfoSec/Cyber management, facility security management, risk and compliance, quality assurance, and process improvement experience across the government contracting industry. Company: https://www.r3-it.com/ Blog: https://www.facebook.com/LIVEwithNETS/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-leonard/ Links: https://www.carcinoid.org/beth-leonard-living-neuroendocrine-cancer/ Email: guruofprocess@gmail.com Re-Read Saturday News In Chapter 16 charts a path to support the execution of the work. Execution requires an appropriate mechanism that can signal trouble coming that is information-based rather than gut-based. Have you bought your copy of Steve Tendon and Daniel Doiron's Tame your Work Flow? Use the link to support the authors and blog! Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter – https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) – https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi Week 3: Explicit Mental Models – https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN Week 4: Flow Efficiency, Little's Law and Economic Impact – https://bit.ly/2VrIhoL Week 5: Flawed Mental Models – https://bit.ly/3eqj70m Week 6: Where To Focus Improvement Efforts – https://bit.ly/2DTvOUN Week 7: Introduction to Throughput Accounting and Culture – https://bit.ly/2DbhfLT Week 8: Accounting F(r)iction and Show Me the Money – https://bit.ly/2XmDuWu Week 9: Constraints in the Work Flow and in the Work Process - https://bit.ly/33Uukoz Week 10: Understanding PEST Environments and Finding the Constraint in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/3ga3ew9 Week 11: Drum-Buffer-Rope Scheduling - https://bit.ly/32l0Z3Q Week 12: Portfolio Prioritization and Selection in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/31Ea4WC Week 13: Flow Efficiency, DBR, and TameFlow Kanban Boards - https://bit.ly/32rYUVf Week 14: Outcomes, Values, and Efforts in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/3jd52qw Week 15: Introduction to Execution Management Signals - https://bit.ly/3mS9j4V The Software Process and Measurement Cast is a proud sponsor of the following events! Women in Tech Conference Learn, be inspired, and connect with others working to advance inclusion in the technology industry with a live@Manning event. The "Women in Tech" online conference will be held on Oct 13, starring women that are rocking the tech boat! http://mng.bz/5pmz Agile Online Summit 2020 The Agile Online Summit was created for people who couldn't attend major conferences. This will be its third year, and the main goal is to bring major level agile speakers to people all over the world as well as spotlight some up and coming agile coaches and trainers. October 26th to 30th, 2020, Live and recorded too. https://bit.ly/3gNR2Bw Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 619 features the return of Joe Schofield. Joe and I talked about his new book, Aligning People and Culture for Agile Transformation: A Leadership & Change Story (https://amzn.to/2HCfRV1). Joe's book is not a recitation of techniques, but rather a business novel that exposes the human side of change.