Software Process and Measurement Cast

In this episode of the Software Process and Measurement Cast we feature our interview with Yves Hanoulle, builder of community builders. We discussed collaboration, coaching retreats and the future of Agile. Yves is an Agile thought leader among thought leaders and he shared his wisdom the Software Process and Measurement Cast listeners. Yves' Bio: Yves Hanoulle has taken on almost every role in the software development field, from software support, developer, trainer, scrum master to agile coach. Over the last 10 years, Yves has focused on agile coaching. Yves grows community builders. His personal goal is to make his customers independent from him as soon as possible. Yves is the inventor of the Who is Agile series of books and the co-inventor of the leadership game. Although he co-invented Pair Coaching & Coach Retreats, Yves is not interested in being a rock star coach inventing new methodologies, he rather wants to mix existing ideas like a thought disc jockey, adjusting to the needs of the audience. Connect with Yves at: Twitter: @yveshanoulleLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yveshanoulle Call to action! Reviews of the Podcast help to attract new listeners. Can you write a review of the Software Process and Measurement Cast and post it on the podcatcher of your choice? Whether you listen on ITunes or any other podcatcher, a review will help to grow the podcast! Thank you in advance! Re-Read Saturday News The Re-Read Saturday focus on Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox’s The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement began on February 21nd. The Goal has been hugely influential because it introduced the Theory of Constraints, which is central to lean thinking. The book is written as a business novel. Visit the Software Process and Measurement Blog and catch up on the re-read. Note: If you don’t have a copy of the book, buy one. If you use the link below it will support the Software Process and Measurement blog and podcast. If not use the link below and support the podcast at the same time! Dead Tree Version or Kindle Version @stevena510 (Steven Adams) has recommended that the next re-read be Fred Brooks masterpiece The Mythical Man-Month. I think it is a great idea. Next In the next SPaMCAST we feature our essay on Agile release planning *** MEG june 10 – 15 2013****. Unless your project consists of one or two sprints and a cloud of dust (see three yards and a cloud of dust) you will need to tackle release planning. It does not have to be as hard as many people want you to believe. We will have new entries from the Software Sensei (Kim Pries) and Jo Ann Sweeney with her Explaining Change column. Upcoming Events QAI Quest 2015April 20 -21 Atlanta, GA, USAScale Agile Testing Using the TMMihttp://www.qaiquest.org/2015/ DCG will also have a booth! Next SPaMCast The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature our interview with the builder of community builders, Yves Hanoulle. Yves and I talked Agile communities, coaching retreats, why the factory metaphor for IT is harmful and the future of Agile. A wonderful interview, full of information and ideas that can improve your development environment! 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.” Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.

In this episode of the Software Process and Measurement Cast we feature three columns! The first is our essay on the definitions of four critical words. What do the words effectiveness, efficiency, frameworks and methodologies really mean? These words get used ALL the time, however they really do have fairly specific meanings. Meanings that, once understood and used to guide how we work, can help everyone to deliver more value and make our customers more satisfied! The second column is from Jo Ann Sweeney with another of her stellar, Explaining Change columns. In this segment, Jo Ann talks about content and a framework to guide the development of content. Anchoring the Cast this week is Gene Hughson with another of his Forms Follows Function columns. Gene extends his mini-series on microservices with a discussion of whether granularity is irrelevant. Lots of content in this installment of the Software Process and Measurement Cast! Call to action! Reviews of the Podcast help to attract new listeners. Can you write a review of the Software Process and Measurement Cast and post it on the podcatcher of your choice? Whether you listen on ITunes or any other podcatcher, a review will help to grow the podcast! Thank you in advance! Re-Read Saturday News The Re-Read Saturday focus on Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox’s The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement began on February 21nd. The Goal has been hugely influential because it introduced the Theory of Constraints, which is central to lean thinking. The book is written as a business novel. Visit the Software Process and Measurement Blog and catch up on the re-read. Note: If you don’t have a copy of the book, buy one. If you use the link below it will support the Software Process and Measurement blog and podcast. Dead Tree Version or Kindle Version I am beginning to think of which book will be next. Do you have any ideas? Upcoming Events

In this episode of the Software Process and Measurement Cast we feature our interview with Agile coach Mario Lucero. Mario and I discussed the nuts and bolts of coaching Agile teams, what is and isn’t Agile and the impact of coaching on success. Mario provided insights on Agile that span both Americas! Mario describes himself as an Agile evangelist (including Kanban) delivering coaching for Agile transformations and Scrum mastery. He performs as a Scrum Master for several teams while mentoring and coaching other teams, Scrum Masters and product owners. Mario is as comfortable advising senior management on the Agile transformation strategy and implementation as he is working with teams. Email: metlucero@gmail.com Twitter: @metlucero Blog: http://mariolucero.cl/ LinkedIn: http://cl.linkedin.com/in/luceromet/en Call to action! Can you tell a friend about the podcast? If your friends don’t know how to subscribe or listen to a podcast, show them how you listen and subscribe them! Remember to send us the name of you person you subscribed (and a picture) and I will give both you and the horde you have converted to listeners a call out on the show. Re-Read Saturday News The Re-Read Saturday focus on Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox’s The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement began on February 21nd. The Goal has been hugely influential because it introduced the Theory of Constraints, which is central to lean thinking. The book is written as a business novel. Visit the Software Process and Measurement Blog and catch up on the re-read. Note: If you don’t have a copy of the book, buy one. If you use the link below it will support the Software Process and Measurement blog and podcast. Dead Tree Version or Kindle Version I am beginning to think of which book will be next. Do you have any ideas? Upcoming Events CMMI Institute Conference EMEA 2015March 26 -27 London, UKI will be presenting “Agile Risk Management.” http://cmmi.unicom.co.uk/ QAI Quest 2015April 20 -21 Atlanta, GA, USAScale Agile Testing Using the TMMihttp://www.qaiquest.org/2015/ DCG will also have a booth! Next SPaMCast The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature our essay on the definitions of four critical words. What do the words effectiveness, efficiency, frameworks and methodologies really mean? These words get used ALL the time, however they really do have fairly specific meanings. Meanings that, once understood and used to guide how we work, can help everyone to deliver more value and make our customers more satisfied! 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.” Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.

This week’s Software Process and Measurement Cast is a magazine feature with three columns. This week we have columns from Kim Pries, The Software Sensei, and Jo Ann Sweeney’s Explaining Change. In this installment Kim discusses the ins and outs of selling defect control. In Explaining Change, Jo Ann tackles the concept of planning for communication (protip: it is better than winging it). The SPaMCAST essay this week tackles the topic of what is and isn’t Agile. Does just saying you are Agile make you Agile? We think not! Call to action! Can you tell a friend about the podcast? If your friends don’t know how to subscribe or listen to a podcast, show them how you listen and subscribe them! Remember to send us the name of you person you subscribed (and a picture) and I will give both you and the horde you have converted to listeners a call out on the show. Re-Read Saturday News The Re-Read Saturday focus on Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox’s The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement began on February 21nd. The Goal has been hugely influential because it introduced the Theory of Constraints, which is central to lean thinking. The book is written as a business novel. Visit the Software Process and Measurement Blog and catch up on the re-read. Note: If you don’t have a copy of the book, buy one. If you use the link below it will support the Software Process and Measurement blog and podcast. Dead Tree Version or Kindle Version I am beginning to think of which book will be next. Do you have any ideas? Upcoming Events CMMI Institute Conference EMEA 2015March 26 -27 London, UKI will be presenting “Agile Risk Management.” http://cmmi.unicom.co.uk/ QAI Quest 2015April 20 -21 Atlanta, GA, USAScale Agile Testing Using the TMMihttp://www.qaiquest.org/2015/ DCG will also have a booth! CANCELED -International Conference on Software Quality and Test Management Washington D.C. May 31 - June 5, 2015 Next SPaMCast The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature our interview with Agile coach Mario Lucero. Mario and I discussed the nuts and bolts of coaching Agile teams, what is and isn’t Agile and the impact of coaching on success. 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.” Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.

This week’s Software Process and Measurement Cast features our interview with Shirly Ronen-Harel. We began by talking about the book she is co-authoring, The Coaching Booster, which is 80% complete on LeanPub. We branched out into other topics including coaching, lean, Agile and using lean and Agile in startups. This was an incredibly content-rich podcast. Have your notepad ready when you listen because Shirly provides ideas and advice that can change how you work! Shirly provides coaching and consulting on Agile/lean methods. She provides Agile solutions using methods like Scrum, Kanban, Agile Testing, Agile product development, DevOps , Agile project management and more. Shirly is experienced with Agile assimilation with large companies, as well as small companies and startups. She holds a BSW degree from the University of Tel-Aviv (1995) and also has experience with family and individual therapy at crisis stage. Shirly is also the author of an Agile parenting book and is currently writing a new book about personal Agile coaching. Twitter : @shirlyronenrl Linkedin : http://il.linkedin.com/pub/shirly-ronen-harel/0/653/249 Blog : http://agilopedia.blogspot.co.il/ http://agileandfamily.blogspot.co.il/ Contest The contest is over for the copy of Anthony Mersino’s new book Agile Project Management, and the winner is Paul Laberge! We will have another contest in a few weeks so keep listening. Call to action! Can you tell a friend about the podcast? If your friends don’t know how to subscribe or listen to a podcast, show them how you listen to the Software Process and Measurement Cast and subscribe them! Remember to send us the name of you person you subscribed (and a picture) and I will give both you and the horde you have converted to listeners a call out on the show. Re-Read Saturday News The Re-Read Saturday focus on Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox’s The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement began on February 21nd. The Goal has been hugely influential because it introduced the Theory of Constraints, which is central to lean thinking. The book is written as a business novel. Visit the Software Process and Measurement Blog and catch up on the re-read. Note: If you don’t have a copy of the book, buy one. If you use the link below it will support the Software Process and Measurement blog and podcast. Dead Tree Version or Kindle Version Upcoming Events CMMI Institute Conference EMEA 2015March 26 -27 London, UKI will be presenting “Agile Risk Management.”http://cmmi.unicom.co.uk/ International Conference on Software Quality and Test ManagementWashington D.C. May 31 - June 5, 2015Wednesday June 3, 2015http://qualitymanagementconference.com/I will be presenting a new and improved version of “The Impact of Cognitive Biases on Test and Project Teams.” Next SPaMCast In the next Software Process and Measurement we will feature our essay on what is Agile. Agile is more than just behaviors! Agile is values and principles and . . . I would be willing to fight over that definition! We will also have new entries from Kim Pries and Jo Ann Sweeny! 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.” Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.

This week’s Software Process and Measurement Cast is a magazine feature with three columns. This week we have columns from Gene Hughson – Form Follows Function, completing a three-column arc on microservices. In Jo Ann Sweeney’s new Explaining Change column, Jo Ann tackles the concept of communication channels. The SPaMCAST essay this week is on Agile Coaching. Coaches help teams and projects deliver the most value, however many times organizations eschew coaches or conflate management and coaching. This week we will have an external coach versus management death match! Contest We are having a contest! Anthony has offered a copy of his great new book to a randomly selected SPaMCAST listener, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. Enter between February 22th and March 7th. The winner will be announced on March 8th. If you want a copy of Agile Project Management you have two options: send your name and email address to spamcastinfor@gmail.com (I will act as the broker and notify the winner at which point we can deal with other types of addresses), OR you can buy a copy. Remember buying a copy through the Software Process and Measurement Cast helps support the podcast. Dead Tree Version or Kindle Version Call to action! Can you tell a friend about the podcast? This week Julie Davis introduced two of her co-workers to the podcast and then emailed us at spamcastinfo@gmail.com. Welcome and Joe and Cindy! Pictures of you and your friends listening to the podcast would be great. If your friends don’t know how to subscribe or listen to podcast, show them how you listen to the Software Process and Measurement Cast and subscribe them! Remember to send us the name of you person you subscribed (and a picture) and I will give both you and the horde you have converted to listeners a call out on the show. Re-Read Saturday News The Re-Read Saturday focus on Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox’s The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement began on February 21nd. The Goal has been hugely influential because it introduced the Theory of Constraints, which is central to lean thinking. The book is written as a business novel. Visit the Software Process and Measurement Blog and catch up on the re-read. Note: If you don’t have a copy of the book, buy one. If you use the link below it will support the Software Process and Measurement blog and podcast. Dead Tree Version or Kindle Version Upcoming Events CMMI Institute Conference EMEA 2015March 26 -27 London, UKI will be presenting “Agile Risk Management.”http://cmmi.unicom.co.uk/ International Conference on Software Quality and Test ManagementWashington D.C. May 31 - June 5, 2015Wednesday June 3, 2015http://qualitymanagementconference.com/ I will be presenting a new and improved version of “The Impact of Cognitive Biases on Test and Project Teams.” Next SPaMCast In the next Software Process and Measurement Cast we will feature our interview with Shirly Ronen-Harel. We began by talking about the book she co-authored (or is co-authoring) The Coaching Booster, which is 80% complete on LeanPub. We branched out into other topics including coaching, lean, Agile and using lean and Agile in startups. This was an incredibly content-rich podcast. Have your notepad ready when you listen because Shirly provides ideas and advice that can change how you work! 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.” Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.

This week’s Software Process and Measurement Cast features our interview Anthony Mersino, author of Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers and the newly published Agile Project Management. Anthony and I talked about Agile, coaching and organizational change. It is a wide ranging interview that will help any leader raise the bar! We also talked about his new venture: Vitality Chicago. We are having a contest! Anthony has offered a copy of his great new book to a randomly selected SPaMCAST listener, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. Enter between February 22th and March 7th. The winner will be announced on March 8th. If you want a copy of Agile Project Management you have two options: send your name and email address to spamcastinfor@gmail.com (I will act as the broker and notify the winner at which point we can deal with other types of addresses), OR you can buy a copy. Remember buying a copy through the Software Process and Measurement Cast helps support the podcast. Dead Tree Version or Kindle Version Anthony’s bio: Anthony C. Mersino, PMP, PMI-ACP, CSP is an Agile Transformation Coach and IT Program Manager with more than 28 years of experience. He has delivered large-scale business solutions to clients that include Abbot Labs, IBM, Unisys, NORC, and Wolters Kluwer, and provided Agile Coaching for The Carlyle Group, Northern Trust, Bank of America, and Highland Solutions. Anthony is the author of Agile Project Management, and Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers. He is also the founder of Vitality Chicago, an Agile transformation consulting firm focused on helping teams THRIVE and organizations TRANSFORM. Contact information: Email: Anthony@ProjectAdvisorsGroup.com AMERSINO@VITALITYCHICAGO.COM Websites: http://projectadvisorsgroup.com/about.html http://www.vitalitychicago.com/ Call to action! Can you tell a friend about the podcast? Even better, show them how you listen to the Software Process and Measurement Cast and subscribe them! Send me the name of you person you subscribed and I will give both you and the horde you have converted to listeners a call out on the show. Re-Read Saturday News The Re-Read Saturday focus on Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox’s The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement began on February 21nd. The Goal has been hugely influential because it introduced the Theory of Constraints, which is central to lean thinking. The book is written as a business novel. Visit the Software Process and Measurement Blog and catch up on the re-read. Note: If you don’t have a copy of the book, buy one. If you use the link below it will support the Software Process and Measurement blog and podcast. Dead Tree Version or Kindle Version Upcoming Events CMMI Institute Conference EMEA 2016 March 26 -27 London, UK I will be presenting “Agile Risk Management.” http://cmmi.unicom.co.uk/ Next SPaMCast In the next Software Process and Measurement Cast we will feature another magazine feature. The features in next week’s podcast include columns from Gene Hughson, discussing micro-services. Jo Ann Sweeney Explaining Change and our essay on Agile Coaching. Coaches help teams and projects deliver the most value, however many times organizations eschew coaches or conflate management and coaching. Both actions rob teams and organizations of energy and value. We discuss why next week. 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.” Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.

This week’s Software Process and Measurement Cast is our magazine with three features. We begin with Jo Ann Sweeney’s Explaining Change column. In this column Jo Ann tackles the concepts of messages and themes. I consider this the core of communication. Visit Jo Ann’s website at http://www.sweeneycomms.com and let her know what you think of her column. The middle segment is our essay on commitment. The making and keeping of commitments are core components of both professional behavior and Agile. The simple definition of a commitment is a promise to perform. Whether Agile or Waterfall, commitments are used to manage software projects. Commitments drive the behavior of individuals, teams and organizations. Commitments are powerful! We wrap this week’s podcast up with a new column from the Software Sensei, Kim Pries. In this installment Kim discusses software HALT testing. HALT stands for highly accelerated life test. The goal is to find defects, faults and things that go bump in the night in hours or days rather than waiting for weeks, months or years. Whether you are testing software, hardware or some combination this is a concept you need to have in your portfolio. Call to action! Can you tell a friend about the podcast? Even better, show them how you listen to the Software Process and Measurement Cast and subscribe them! Send me the name of you person you subscribed and I will give both you and the horde you have converted to listeners a call out on the show. Re-Read Saturday News The next book in our Re-Read Saturday feature will be Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox’s The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement. Originally published in 1984, it has been hugely influential because it introduced the Theory of Constraints, which is central to lean thinking. The book is written as a business novel. On February 21st we will begin re-read on the Software Process and Measurement Blog Note: If you don’t have a copy of the book, buy one. If you use the link below it will support the Software Process and Measurement blog and podcast. Dead Tree Version or Kindle Version Next SPaMCast In the next Software Process and Measurement Cast we will feature our interview Anthony Mersino, author of Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers and the newly published Agile Project Management. Anthony and I talked about Agile, coaching and organizational change. A wide ranging interview that will help any leader raise the bar! 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.” Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese

This week’s Software Process and Measurement Cast features our interview with Alex Papadimoulis. Alex is returning to the Software Process and Measurement Cast to discuss Release. Release is card game about making software inspired by development strategies like Lean, Agile, and DevOps, and classic trick -taking card games. We also circled back to talk about continuous delivery and DevOps; a bit of lagniappe to add to a great interview. Alex’s Bio: Alex is a speaker and writer who is passionate about looking beyond the code to build great software. In addition to founding Inedo - the makers of BuildMaster, the popular continuous delivery platform - Alex also started The Daily WTF, a fun site dedicated to building software the wrong way. Contact Information:Email: apapadimoulis@inedo.comTwitter: @apapadimoulisWeb: http://inedo.com/Other Web: http://thedailywtf.com/ Call to action! We are just completed a re-read John Kotter’s classic Leading Change on the Software Process and Measurement Blog (www.tcagley.wordpress.com) and are in process of choosing the next book for Re-read Saturday. Please go to the poll and cast your vote by February 15? Vote now at Software Process and Measurement Blog! Next SPaMCast In the next Software Process and Measurement Cast we will feature our essay on commitment. What is the power of making a commitment? The making and keeping of commitments are core components of professional behavior. The simple definition of a commitment is a promise to perform. Whether Agile or Waterfall, commitments are used to manage software projects. Commitments drive the behavior of individuals, teams and organizations. Commitments are powerful! 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.” Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.

This week’s Software Process and Measurement Cast features our essay on the ubiquitous stand-up meeting. The stand-up meeting has become a feature of Agile and non-Agile project alike. The technique can be a powerful force to improve team effectiveness and cohesion, or it a can really make a mess out of things! We explore how to get more of the former and less of the later We also have a new Form Follows Function column from Gene Hughson. This column is the second of a three column arc on micro-services and architecture. This installment is titled “Who Needs Architects? – Navigating the Fractals.” Check out Gene’s blog at Form Follows Function. We also continue with Jo Ann Sweeney’s column Explaining Communication. In this installment Jo Ann addresses communication objectives and why setting and understanding those objectives BEFORE you start the communication process is a big deal if you are interested in being effective! Visit Jo Ann’s website at http://www.sweeneycomms.com and let her know what you think of her new column. NextIn the next Software Process and Measurement Cast we will feature our interview with Alex Papadimoulis. Alex is returning to the Software Process and Measurement Cast to discuss Release. Release is card game about making software inspired by development strategies like Lean, Agile, and DevOps, and classic trick -taking card games. We also circled back to talk about continuous delivery and DevOps; a bit of lagniappe to add to a great interview. Call to action! We are just completed a re-read John Kotter’s classic Leading Change on the Software Process and Measurement Blog (www.tcagley.wordpress.com) and are in process of choosing the next book for Re-read Saturday. Please go to the poll and cast your vote by February 15! Vote now at Software Process and Measurement Blog! Shameless Ad for my book!Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques as 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 here. Available in English and Chinese.