Software Process and Measurement Cast

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 94!The interview in the SPaMCAST 94 features my interview with Ivar Jacobson covering the Software Engineering Method and Theory or SEMAT initiative.  The interview is part of a set of three interviews that I had with Ivar, Bertand Meyer and Richard Soley.  The three luminaries are leading an effort to pull together a common core for software engineering and then to provide a framework for integrating new ideas.  A very ambitious and somewhat controversial task.  All three interviews were incredible and together provide a broad foundation to understand and interact with SEMAT. Dr. Ivar Jacobson is a father of components and component architecture, use cases, the Unified Modeling Language and the Rational Unified Process. He has contributed to modern business modeling and aspect-oriented software development. However, all this is history. Lately he has been working on how to deal with methods and tools in a super-light and agile way. He has developed a practice concept that is now being adopted by both developers and tool vendors. Now he is one of the leaders of a worldwide network Semat, which has agreed to revolutionize software development. He is also the principal author of six influential and best-selling books. Ivar Jacobson is the chairman of Ivar Jacobson International which has subsidiaries in the US, UK, China, Singapore, Australia, Sweden and Canada. SEMAT's website:  Ivar's blog:  Citrix GoToAssist Express is sponsoring SPaMCAST Solve technical issues faster with GoToAssist Express. co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing has hit the bookshelves!  According to Robert C. Anderson, Director, Process Development and Quality Assurance, Computer Aid, Inc, " is a masterpiece of clarity, organization and depth of practical knowledge." If you a project manager or know project managers buy yourself a copy and a second to lend co-workers! 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/16fBWVConferences and Speaking Engagements in 2010 (To Date)ISMA Cinco in Sao Paulo September 13-15.  I will be one of the featured speakers.  THe title of the presentation is Function Points:  Past, Present and Future.  The website to get more information is http://www.ifpug.org/conferences/  I hope to see you there!Next!The next Software Process and Measurement will feature an essay.  In SPaMCAST 96 will return to the SEMAT Troika with my interview with  Bertran Meyer on his perspective of the Software Engineering Method and Theory (SEMAT).

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 93! The essay in the SPaMCAST 93 features the conclusion of my essay on ethics and call to action. The conclusion beging with the following paragraph. Codes of ethics are a compilation of individual statements of ethical principals into a framework to guide behavior.  Most every human being embraces a code of ethics by default whether it is provided by religion, society, their work or organizations and associations.  I recently asked friends I work with how many codes of ethics they are bound with and after a bit of discussion the average was four.  Examples included IFPUG, PMI, IEEE, SEI, society and religions.  Kevin Brennan, Vice President for Professional Development of IIBA, twittered me that codes of ethics are expected for a group to define itself as a profession and required for certification bodies under ISO 17024.  Citrix GoToAssist Express is sponsoring SPaMCAST Solve technical issues faster with GoToAssist Express. On July 21st co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself was published by J. Ross Publishing.  Murali and I wrote this book from the standpoint of a project manager working in a software development organization.  We think this makes Mastering a unique guide that explains software project management in its entirety, including project acquisition and execution with backward linkages to concepts that play a facilitation role in successful project management. If you a project manager or know project managers buy yourself a copy and a second to lend co-workers! Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail:  Voicemail:  +1-206-888-6111Website: Twitter: Facebook:  Conferences and Speaking Engagements in 2010 (To Date) ISMA Cinco in São Paulo September 13-15.  I will be one of the featured speakers.  The title of the presentation is Function Points:  Past, Present and Future.  The website to get more information is   I hope to see you there! Next!Will begin my interviews with Ivar Jacobson, Richard Soley and Bertran Meyer on the Software Engineering Method and Theory (SEMAT) is bold initiative.

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 92! The interview in the SPaMCAST 92 features a discussion with Don Reinertsen .  We discussed his current book, THe Principles of Product Development Flow including the concepts of queues, lean and economic value just to name a few topics. This was an incredible interview. For three decades Don Reinertsen has focused on improving the management of product development. His best-selling books have been perpetual favorites for hardcore engineering professionals. They lie dog-eared and underlined on engineering bookshelves around the world. Thousands of people have his public seminars at Caltech, The Management Roundtable, and overseas. Don constantly pushes the state of management thinking and delivers a rare combination of rigor, practicality, and clarity. His latest awarding winning book, The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development, has been praised as, “… quite simply the most advanced product development book you can buy.” Website:  e-mail:   Citrix GoToAssist Express is sponsoring SPaMCAST Solve technical issues faster with GoToAssist Express. On July 21st Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself was published by J. Ross Publishing.  Murali and I wrote this book from the standpoint of a project manager working in a software development organization.  We think this makes Mastering a unique guide that explains software project management in its entirety, including project acquisition and execution with backward linkages to concepts that play a facilitation role in successful project management. If you a project manager or know project managers buy yourself a copy and a second to lend co-workers! Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement Cast Email:  Voicemail:  +1-206-888-6111 Website: Twitter: Facebook:  Conferences and Speaking Engagements in 2010 (To Date)   ISMA Cinco in São Paulo September 13-15.  I will be one of the featured speakers.  THe title of the presentation is Function Points:  Past, Present and Future.  The website to get more information is   I hope to see you there! Next! The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature the continuation the essay on process improvement and project management codes of ethics.

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 91! The essay in the Software Process and Measurement Cast is titled Project and Process Improvement Ethics:  A Primer, Part 1: What are ethics and why do care? The essay asks: What are ethics?  What is the purpose of ethical frameworks?  Why should they matter to those who manage process improvement?  Citrix GoToAssist Express is sponsoring SPaMCAST Solve technical issues faster with GoToAssist Express. I am continuing my experiment with the format of the Software Process and Measurement Cast.  I began the new format on SPaMCAST 88 and intend to use the new format at least through July. Every other show will include an interview and news components and the non-interview show will include the essay and any listener comments.  I would really like to hear your thoughts and comments on the format.  In August I will start the personal kanban at experiment.  I am interested in any advice or comments you might have.  I will share the results of the experiment as it develops.  Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement Cast Email:  Voicemail:  +1-206-888-6111 Website: Twitter: Facebook:  Conferences and Speaking Engagements in 2010 (To Date)   ISMA Cinco in São Paulo September 13-15.  I will be one of the featured speakers.  THe title of the presentation is Function Points:  Past, Present and Future.  The website to get more information is   I hope to see you there! Next! The interview in the Software Process and Measurement Cast 91 will feature Don Reinertsen.  We discussed queues, lean and economic value just to name a few topics.  WOW

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 90! The interview in the SPaMCAST 90 features an interview with a familar face, Pat Ferdinandi.  Pat is back talking about her new book, A Technologist's Guide to Performing & Surviving in the New World.  We live in exciting times how exciting might be up to us! Pat's 11 year old Solomon Island Eclectus Female parrot, Scarlet wrote the Bio I am using for Pat in SPaMCAST 90. Who is Pat Ferdinandi? Well, Mark Twain squawked it best: She was not quite what you would call refined.She was not quite what you would call unrefined.She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot. ~ Following the Equator; Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar She's calls herself a Chief Thought Translator...a business architect and author of Parrotology.  She's different but I'm GEORGOUS! Yup... I'm Scarlet... the bird...I squawk about life...And give my caretakers strife...Lets chat about products and give me a hint...What's happenin' in your world...And I'm givin' you the word... I am continuing my experiment with the format of the Software Process and Measurement Cast.  I began the new format on SPaMCAST 88 and intend to use the new format at least through July. Every other show will include an interview and news components and the non-interview show will include the essay and any listener comments.  I would really like to hear your thoughts and comments on the format.  In August I will start the personal kanban at experiment.  I am interested in any advice or comments you might have.  I will share the results of the experiment as it develops.  Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail:  Voicemail:  +1-206-888-6111Website: Twitter: Facebook:  Conferences and Speaking Engagements in 2010 (To Date) ISMA Cinco in São Paulo September 13-15.  I will be one of the featured speakers.  THe title of the presentation is Function Points:  Past, Present and Future.  The website to get more information is   I hope to see you there! Next!The interview in the Software Process and Measurement Cast 91 will feature an essay that begins a discussion of ethics and why an ethics framework is important for guiding change.

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 89! Show 89 is the editorial / essay component of the show.  The Software Process and Measurement Cast features Collaboration:  Business's Duct Tape Part 3.  THe summary of the whole essay is: Collaboration is a nearly ubiquitous problem-solving technique used in today’s business environment.  As a tool it is not perfect; it can be slower than individual strokes of genius; at times it can deliver watered down solutions; and collaborative teams can lose their ability to think outside the box.  On the other hand, collaborative efforts can marshal many points of view to create solutions no individual stroke of genius would be able to deliver.  Given the power of this technique, it is important to have the knowledge of what it takes to actually make a collaborative effort work.  Synthesizing a group of individuals into a collaborative team requires a combination of ability, authority, commitment, trust and recognition. Part One is included in Part Two is included in Remember to check out our sponsor, ! Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail:  Voicemail:  +1-206-888-6111Website: Twitter: Facebook:  Conferences and Speaking Engagements in 2010 (To Date) ISMA Cinco in São Paulo September 13-15.  I will be one of the featured speakers.  THe title of the presentation is Function Points:  Past, Present and Future.  The website to get more information is   I hope to see you there! Next!The next SPaMCast Features an interview with a familar face, Pat Ferdinandi is back talking about her new book, A Technologist's Guide to Performing & Surviving in the New World.  We live in exciting times how exciting might be up to us!

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 88! The interview in the SPaMCAST 88 features a discussion with Naomi Karten.  We discussed her book Changing How You Manage and Communicate Change. This book is another game changer! Naomi Karten () is well-known for delivering serious material with a light touch. As principal of her training and consulting business, she helps organizations and individuals improve customer satisfaction, manage change, strengthen teamwork, and enhance communication and presentation skills. Naomi has delivered seminars and keynote presentation to more than 100,000 people internationally in such diverse locations as Oslo, Zurich, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Trinidad, Costa Rica, and throughout the US and Canada. The premise of Naomi’s book, Changing How You Manage and Communicate Change: Focusing on the Human Side of Change, is that change will proceed more smoothly and with less turbulence if serious attention is given to the people aspects. Information on this book is at . Naomi’s books, Managing Expectations and Communication Gaps and How to Close Them, provide proven strategies and techniques for carrying out projects, implementing change, delivering service, and strengthening teamwork. Her other books and ebooks include • How to Establish Service Level Agreements, • How to Survive, Excel and Advance as an Introvert • Presentation Skills for Technical Professionals Naomi’s newsletter, Perceptions & Realities, which is posted on her website, offers serious advice in a lively, chuckle-generating manner. She has also published more than 300 articles in print publications and on numerous websites. Prior to forming her training and consulting business, she earned degrees in psychology and gained extensive experience in technical, customer support, and management positions. Contact Naomi at . Remember to check out ! I have decided to use the month of July to experiment with the format of the Software Process and Measurement Cast.  Beginning with SPaMCAST 88 and running thorough SPaMCAST 90 I will separate the interview and the essay into two shows.  The A show will include the interview and news components and the B show will include the essay and any listener comments.  The A show will continue to be bi-weekly as will the B show they will just not happen on the same weekend.  Another way to say this is that for the next six weeks, at least, the Software Process and Measurement cast will be weekly.  Thoughts and comments are welcome. In August I will start the personal kanban at experiment.  I am interested in any advice or comments you might have.  I will share the results of the experiment as it develops.  Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement Cast Email:  Voicemail:  +1-206-888-6111 Website: Twitter: Facebook:  Conferences and Speaking Engagements in 2010 (To Date)   ISMA Cinco in São Paulo September 13-15.  I will be one of the featured speakers.  THe title of the presentation is Function Points:  Past, Present and Future.  The website to get more information is   I hope to see you there! Next! The interview in the Software Process and Measurement Cast 89 is with a familar face, Pat Ferdinandi is back talking about her new book, A Technologist's Guide to Performing & Surviving in the New World.  We live in exciting times how exciting might be up to us!

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 87! The interview in the SPaMCAST 87 features a discussion with Hans Sassenberg.  We talked about his paper "Affordable Software Quality Assessment" and why typical process improvement programs are not enough. Dr. Hans Sassenburg received a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Eindhoven University of Technology (Netherlands) in 1986 and a PhD degree in economics from the University of Groningen (Netherlands) in 2006. He worked as an independent consultant until 1996, when he co-founded a consulting and training firm. This company specialized in software process improvement and software architecture and was sold in 2000. In 2001 he moved to Switzerland, where he founded a new consulting and training firm SE-CURE AG (). In addition, he has been a visiting scientist at the Software Engineering Institute () since January of 2005. In 2009, he co-founded the Software Benchmarking Organization (), a consortium of international accredited partners. Dr. Sassenburg is an internationally published author on software engineering and economics. Benchmarking:         Consulting/training:  Research:                Remember to check out ! The essay is the second part of Collaboration: Business's Duct Tape.  Note is this a short section as hiking in the Rockies was conductive to relaxation but not to writing. I am about to start an experiment with using kanban at a personal level.  I am interested in any advice or comments you might have.  I will share the results of the experiment as it develops.  Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement Cast Email:  Voicemail:  +1-206-888-6111 Website: Twitter: Facebook:  Conferences and Speaking Engagements in 2010 (To Date)   ISMA Cinco in São Paulo September 13-15.  I will be one of the featured speakers.  More on the topic the near future.  The website to get more information is   I hope to see you there! Next! The interview in the Software Process and Measurement Cast 88 will feature Naomi Karten.  We discussed he book Changing How You Manage and Communicate Change. This book is another game changer!

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 86! The interview in the SPaMCAST 86 is with Bob Thames.  Bob is a co-author of Chasing . Bob and I talked about change.  No one is immune from change therefore understanding how to deal with change makes good sense. Bob Thames has 34 years of experience in the technology and consulting industries.  He is currently a Senior Program Manager at SAS Institute, a leading global supplier of Business Analytics software solutions.  He has been with SAS for 7 years, with previous positions at KPMG LLP, IBM Consulting Group, Arthur Andersen Business Consulting, and Digital Equipment Corporation. He is also the founder and CEO of Pathways to Transformation LLC, an executive and life coaching company that helps individuals enhance their life purpose and step into greater balance and fulfillment in their lives.  Bob has been involved for the past 17 years in CAM-I, an international research consortium for cost, process, and performance management.  After observing the unacceptably high rate of failure in many organizational performance improvement initiatives over the years, he led an interest group within CAM-I to research best practices on facilitating organizational change and developing resilient change capabilities.  The results of this research effort culminated in the book Chasing Change, published by John Wiley and Sons.  Passionate about helping individuals navigate the turbulence of personal change, Bob became a Certified Professional Coactive Coach through Coaches Training Institute and a certified coach with Blueprint for Life.  Periodic blogs on personal change and contact information can be found on his website:   Remember to check out ! The essay is . . . not a bout collaboration.  I finished reading and have recorded a review.  I will be back to the second part of Collaboration: Business's Duct Tape in SPaMCAST 87. Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement Cast Email:  Voicemail:  +1-206-888-6111 Website: Twitter: Facebook:  Conferences and Speaking Engagements in 2010 (To Date)  ISMA Cinco in São Paulo September 13-15.  I will be one of the featured speakers.  More on the topic the near future.  The website to get more information is   I hope to see you there! Next! The interview in the Software Process and Measurement Cast 87 is with Hans Sassenberg.  We discussed his paper "Affordable Software Quality Assessment" and why typical process improvement programs are not enough.

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 85! The interview in the SPaMCAST 85 is with Cory Foy.  We discussed agile, agile coaching, scrum buts and organizational change just to name a few topics.  If you are involved in developing software, managing people or changing organizations these are topics you will want to hear about! Cory Foy is an agile coach, trainer and, at-heart, developer who cut his teeth in agile using Extreme Programming and never looked back. Cory is an active member of the development and agile communities establishing or running user groups across the country and being a frequent speaker at conferences and user groups across the globe. He currently resides north of Tampa, FL with his beautiful wife and two cute-as-a-button daughters. You can reach Cory via his site at http://www.coryfoy.com or on Twitter at . Contact information: Twitter:      Website:     Remember to check out ! The essay is titled Collaboration, Part 1.  The essay wrestles with what makes collaboration work or not work when things go awray.  Collaboration is a core skill in almost all endeavors so undertanding how to make it work and the techniques limitations are is important for success. Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement Cast Email:  Voicemail:  +1-206-888-6111 Website: Twitter: Facebook:  Conferences and Speaking Engagements in 2010 (To Date)   ISMA Cinco in São Paulo September 13-15.  I will be one of the featured speakers.  More on the topic the near future.  The website to get more information is http://www.ifpug.org/conferences/  I hope to see you there! Next! The interview in the SPaMCAST 86 is with Bob Thames.  Bob and I talked change. Change is such a simple word but such a big topic and germane to everyone.