Software Process and Measurement Cast

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 224!    The Software Process and Measurement Cast 224 features my interview with Michael Burrows.  We talked Kanban and  his blog entry on the values of Kanban titled, "Introducing Kanban Through Its Values." Mike's Bio . . .Mike is a consultant and coach to management teams, an Accredited Kanban Trainer, and a member of Lean Kanban University's management board. He has led development teams and larger IT functions for much of his career, working in the aerospace, software tools, finance and energy sectors. He first connected with the Kanban community by sharing his experiences leading one of the first Kanban implementations in Central Europe. Contact Mike at  . . .Email:  mjb@asplake.co.ukWeb:  http://positiveincline.comTwitter:  http://twitter.com/asplakeLinkedin:  http://www.linkedin.com/in/asplake Remember to checked out Daily Process Thoughts!  Daily Process Thoughts is delivering a quick daily idea, thought or simple smile to help you become a better change agent.  Check it out at www.tcagley.wordpress.com.  Recently, Kirill Klimov, a listener to the SPaMCAST published an article title "" on INFOQ.  Kirill states that he is passionate about Agile software development and podcasting at the same time. He is trying to promote wide spreading Agile with podcasts.  Kirill created article about great reliable Agile podcasts. SPaM Cast is there! Here is the link: http://www.infoq.com/articles/agile-podcasts 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." NOW AVAILABLE IN CHINESE!  Have you bought your copy? Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement Cast Email:  spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail:              +1-206-888-6111      Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook:  http://bit.ly/16fBWV One more thing!  Help support the SPaMCAST by reviewing and rating the Software Process and Measurement Cast on ITunes! It helps people find the cast.  Next:The Software Process and Measurement Cast 225 I will feature an essay on underperforming Agile.

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 223!    The Software Process and Measurement Cast 223 features my essay on Benchmarking Agile. The essay begins: Benchmarking is the search for answers and perhaps if we get very excited, we might say the truth. Benchmarking any project or organization takes time, effort and focus to accomplish. In most cases we expend the effort to measure and benchmark so that we can improve the overall system or organization rather than any single project. SPaMCAST 223 marks the beginning of columns by Kim Pries.  Kim is a teacher, author, polymath, phenomenologist, problem-solver living Texas. In this column Kim talks about improving testing. The audio is not perfect howver the content is great and we are working on the the technical issues.  . Have you checked out Daily Process Thoughts?  Daily Process Thoughts is delivering a quick daily idea, thought or simple smile to help you become a better change agent.  Check it out at www.tcagley.wordpress.com.  Recently, Kirill Klimov, a listener to the SPaMCAST published an article title "" on INFOQ.  Kirill states that he is passionate about Agile software development and podcasting at the same time. He is trying to promote wide spreading Agile with podcasts.  Kirill created article about great reliable Agile podcasts. SPaM Cast is there! Here is the link: http://www.infoq.com/articles/agile-podcasts 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." NOW AVAILABLE IN CHINESE!  Have you bought your copy? Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement Cast Email:  spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail:              +1-206-888-6111      Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook:  http://bit.ly/16fBWV One more thing!  Help support the SPaMCAST by reviewing and rating the Software Process and Measurement Cast on ITunes! It helps people find the cast.  Next:The Software Process and Measurement Cast 224 will feature an interview with Michael Burrows.  We talked Kanban and  blog entry on the values of Kanban titled, "Introducing Kanban Through Its Values.

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 222 and Year Seven!    The Software Process and Measurement Cast 221 features an interview with Will McKnight. Will was my first interview all the way back on SPaMCAST 1, check it out, and has graciously come back to the Software Process and Measurement Cast to kickoff Year Seven with a discussion of the CMMI as a refrence model.  Will reminds us that the CMMI if used correctly adds value. We also argued over the phrase "best practices!" Will McKnight is the founder and President of Next Level Consultants, a SEI (CMMI) Partner providing process improvement, project management, and organizational change management services to the software development community.   Will is a software development and process improvement specialist with experience in improvement programs in multi-national settings, in a wide range of organization sizes, styles, and types of software development methodologies.  SEI Certified CMMI Lead Appraiser that has performed numerous appraisals around the world.  Both practical and academic background in organizational behavior change required to achieve compliance to and realize the benefits of process improvement models. New Project!Have you checked out Daily Process Thoughts? Daily Process Thoughts is a new project I am working on to deliver a quick daily idea, thought or simple smile to help you become a better change agent. THe goal is to deliver every day; rain or shine, in sickness or in health or for better or worse! Check it out at www.tcagley.wordpress.com.   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." NOW AVAILABLE IN CHINESE!  Have you bought your copy? Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement Cast Email:  spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail:              +1-206-888-6111      Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook:  http://bit.ly/16fBWV One more thing!  Help support the SPaMCAST by reviewing and rating the Software Process and Measurement Cast on ITunes! It helps people find the cast.  Next:The Software Process and Measurement Cast 223 will feature an on why some agile projects underperform and the debut of Kim Pries as a columnist!

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 221!    The Software Process and Measurement Cast 221 features Part Two of my essay on Agile and Risk Management. Let's add some techniques to the mix!   The SPaMCAST 221 marks the end of Year Six! It has been a great year!  Next week begins Year 7. I also want to point out a new project I have begun, Daily Process Thoughts.  Daily Process Thoughts will deliver a quick daily idea, thought or simple smile to help you become a better change agent.  Check it out at www.tcagley.wordpress.com.   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." NOW AVAILABLE IN CHINESE!  Have you bought your copy? Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement Cast Email:  spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail:  +1-206-888-6111Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook:  http://bit.ly/16fBWV One more thing!  Help support the SPaMCAST by reviewing and rating the Software Process and Measurement Cast on ITunes! It helps people find the cast.  Next: The Software Process and Measurement Cast 222 will feature an interview with Will McKnight. Will was my first interview and has graciously come back to the Software Process and Measurement Cast to kickoff Year Seven with a discussion of the CMMI as a refrence model.  Will reminds us that the CMMI if used correctly adds value. We also argued over the phrase "best practices!"

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 220!    The Software Process and Measurement Cast 220 features an interview with Stephen Parry.  Our interview was far ranging covering adaptive thinking, command and control management and MUCH, MUCH more! Stephen's Bio . . .Stephen Parry is an organisational designer, international leader and strategist on the creation of service enterprises that are adaptive, innovative and engaging. He has a world-class reputation for passionate leadership and creating global organisations with superior service climates by changing the way employees, managers and leaders think about the business. He developed the Sense and Respond 3.0 principles and methods to bring about customer, employee, management and leadership b  ehavioural change and organisational development.  He is the author of Sense and Respond: The Journey to Customer Purpose (Palgrave), a highly regarded book written as a follow-up to his award-winning organisational transformations.  His change work was recognised when he received Best Customer Service Strategy at the UK National Business Awards.  The judges declared his strategy had created organisational transformations which demonstrated an entire cultural change around the needs of customers and could, as a result, demonstrate significant business growth, innovation and success. In addition his Sense and Respond approach received awards from the European Service Industry for the Best People Development Programme and a personal European award for Innovation and Creativity for his work with organisational improvement and change. His transformation work is the feature of a BBC documentary, The Crunch:  Creativity, Innovation and Change and is often interviewed on national media for his views on outsourcing and customer service issues.  Stephen is now a judge at the National Business Awards and the National Customer Experience Awards. He is a senior partner at Lloyd Parry. Contact Data:Blog www.leanvoices.comTwitter @leanvoicesand on. 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." NOW AVAILABLE IN CHINESE!  Have you bought your copy? Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail:  spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail:              +1-206-888-6111      Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook:  http://bit.ly/16fBWV One more thing!  Help support the SPaMCAST by reviewing and rating the Software Process and Measurement Cast on ITunes!  It helps people find the cast.  Next: The Software Process and Measurement Cast 221 will tackle part 2 of my essay on Agile and Risk Management.  We will discuss techiniques I have used and ideas for next steps!

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 219!    The Software Process and Measurement Cast 219 features an essay I have title Agile and Risk Management.The essay begins:  Has the adoption of Agile techniques magically erased risk from software projects?  Or have we just changed the project environment so that we have changed the shape mechanism and timing of how we recognize and manage risk?  Or more frighteningly, might by changing the project environment by poorly adopting Agile techniques we might trick ourselves into thinking that risk has been abolished. 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." NOW AVAILABLE IN CHINESE!  Have you bought your copy? Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail:  spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail:  +1-206-888-6111Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook:  http://bit.ly/16fBWV One more thing!  Help support the SPaMCAST by reviewing and rating the Software Process and Measurement Cast on ITunes!  It helps people find the cast.  Next:The Software Process and Measurement Cast 220 will feature an interview with Stephen Parry.  Our interview was far ranging covering adaptive thinking, command and control management and MUCH, MUCH more!

It is Sunday December 29th, 2012 and the Software Process and Measurement Cast 218 features my interview with Bob Galen.  We talked agile, agile charters, prodcut owners and beginning agile projects WELL! Bob Galen is an Agile Methodologist, Practitioner & Coach based in Cary, NC. In this role he helps guide companies and teams in their pragmatic adoption and organizational shift towards Scrum and other Agile methods and practices. He is currently President & Principal Consultant at RGCG, LLC. He is also Director of Agile Solutions for Zenergy Technologies where he applies his experience helping clients accelerate their agile adoption. Bob regularly speaks at international conferences and professional groups on topics related to software development, project management, software testing and team leadership. He is a Certified Scrum Coach (CSC), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), and an active member of the Agile Alliance & Scrum Alliance. In 2009 he published the book . The book addresses the gap in guidance towards effective agile product management. You can find the book .  Also we discussed Bob's new book, Agile Reflections it can be found at  http://www.rgalen.com/books-references/ Bob also has a podcast! The Meta-Cast - http://www.meta-cast.com/  Check it out! Bob may be reached directly at – bob@rgalen.com or bob.galen@zenergytechnologies.com orhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/bobgalen 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." NOW AVAILABLE IN CHINESE!  Have you bought your copy? Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail:  spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail:              +1-206-888-6111      Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook:  http://bit.ly/16fBWV One more thing!  Help support the SPaMCAST by reviewing and rating the Software Process and Measurement Cast on ITunes!  It helps people find the cast.  Next: The Software Process and Measurement Cast 219 will continue my essay on why the belief in the agile philosophy is a minimum entry fee for agile change to be effective.

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 217!    The Software Process and Measurement Cast 217 features an entry from the Metrics Minute.  The entry is on Automated Test Cases Passed.  A listener, Tor Skude, requesed we deal with this metric.  Remember that there is a page at www.tcagley.wordpress.com with links to all of the Metrics Minute Entries. Have a great holiday season!   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." NOW AVAILABLE IN CHINESE!  Have you bought your copy? Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail:  spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail:              +1-206-888-6111      Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook:  http://bit.ly/16fBWV One more thing!  Help support the SPaMCAST by reviewing and rating the Software Process and Measurement Cast on ITunes!  It helps people find the cast.  Next:The Software Process and Measurement Cast 218 will feature an interview with Bob Galen.  We talked agile, agile charters, prodcut owners and beginning agile projects WELL!

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 216!    The Software Process and Measurement Cast 216 features my interview with Harold van Heeringen.  We discussed the International Software Benchmarking Standards Group, functional metrics, software measurement and well . . . other stuff! Drs. Harold van Heeringen CFPA, works for Sogeti Nederland as a senior metrics consultant. Harold graduated from the university of Groningen in business economics in 1997 and he has worked in information technology ever since.  Harold is an expert in the functional sizing methods FPA and COSMIC and he is a certified practitioner in both methods. Furthermore he is an expert on different software estimation models and benchmarking practices. In his role as metrics consultant, he advises clients on how to implement Estimating & Performance Measurement processes into their organizations and he trains people in functional size measurement, project estimation and benchmarking. Next to his consulting work, he is also heavily involved in the Sogeti estimation process for fixed-price / fixed date projects. Harold is an advanced expert in using estimation tools like QSM SLIM, SEER-SEM and the ISBSG tooling.  Next to his job, Harold is also involved in a number of metrics related communities: • International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG) – President • Netherlands Software Metrics Association (NESMA)    – board member and chairman of the working groups 'Benchmarking’ and ‘FPA in contracts’ • Common Software Measurement International Consortium (COSMIC)     - Dutch representative in the International Advisory Council (AIC)  • Dutch Association for Cost Engineers (DACE) – working group parametric analysis Harold publishes white papers and articles regularly and posts most of his presentations on slideshare. He  can be reached through e-mail at harold.van.heeringen@sogeti.nl, or through  the website http://metrieken.sogeti.nl. He is active on LinkedIn. Harold also shares his professional thoughts on twitter: @haroldveendam. 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." NOW AVAILABLE IN CHINESE!  Have you bought your copy? Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail:  spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail:  +1-206-888-6111Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook:  http://bit.ly/16fBWV One more thing!  Help support the SPaMCAST by reviewing and rating the Software Process and Measurement Cast on ITunes!  It helps people find the cast.  Next:The Software Process and Measurement Cast 217 will feature an essay from the Metrics Minute.  Tor Skude has requesed we deal test case pass rates as a metric.

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 215 features Part One of my essay titled Agile Is A Philosophy and a new column from Bill Fox and Five Minutes to Process Improvement, 5PI.  Agile, CMMI, process improvement and philosophy . . . what a great show.  The essay begins . . . Dictionary.Com defines philosophy as, "a theory or attitude that acts as a guiding principle for behavior."  Not a fan of Dictionary.Com?  One of the definitions supplied by Merriam-webster.com is, "a theory underlying or regarding a sphere of activity or thought."  In simplest terms, Agile must be a philosophy because it fits the dictionary definition of the word.  The framework for what we today call agile is defined by the Agile Manifesto which was published in 2001.  The Manifesto is composed of a set of four value statements and twelve principles.  The values provide the rough outline of what provides worth or utility when developing software from which the principles provide guidance for how to achieve value and utility effectively.      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." NOW AVAILABLE IN CHINESE!  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 One more thing!  Help support the SPaMCAST by reviewing and rating the Software Process and Measurement Cast on ITunes!  It helps people find the cast.  Next: The Software Process and Measurement Cast 216 will feature an interview with Harold  van Heeringen.  We discussed the International Software Benchmarking Standards Group, functional metrics, software measurement and well . . . other stuff!