All posts by: bcagley

Re-read Saturday, Actionable Agile Volume II, Week 13, Final Thoughts

Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II, Advanced Topics in Predictability (AA Advanced Topics) introduces and reinforces several ideas for using metrics in software-centric programs. If you are working in the software... Read More

Data Engineering, AI, Entrepreneurship – Unveiling 2024’s Tech Horizons, A Conversation With Nick Schrock – SPaMCAST 794

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 794 features our conversation with Nick Schrock. Nick and I discussed data engineering, AI, and entrepreneurship. As the Founder at Dagster Labs, Nick has... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Actionable Agile Volume II, Week 8, Chapter 7,  XmR Charts and the Four Basic Metrics of Flow

Chapter 7 of   Mastering Work Intake: From Chaos to Predictable Delivery dives into the nuances of using XmR charts for four flow metrics. They are: This chapter is hugely... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Actionable Agile Volume II, Week 3, Chapter 3 – Variation and Predictability

Vacanti begins Chapter 3 of Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II, Advanced Topics in Predictability by Daniel S. Vacanti, by reminding the reader: “A predictable process behaves in a way we expect it... Read More

Leadership is Language  Re-read Saturday, Week 11, Chapter 10: The Red-Blue Operating System

Chapter 10 of Leadership is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say – and What You Don’t is titled, The Red-Blue Operating System. Marquet starts this chapter with the... Read More

SPaMCAST 781 – Sequencing As Micromanagement, You Are Not Alone, Essays and Conversations

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 781 begins with a discussion of prioritization and sequencing. These two ideas often get conflated. Work might be important but if it has predecessors... Read More

SPaMCAST 764 – Successful Independent Consulting, A Conversation with Johanna Rothman

In Software Process and Measurement Cast 764 we feature my conversation with Johanna Rothman. We discussed her new book Successful Independent Consulting. Well, we started there and then hit topics... Read More

Made to Stick, Re-read Saturday, Week 2, Introduction

Today we begin our re-read of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip and Dan Heath in earnest. The Introduction lays out the framework for... Read More

Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching, Re-read Saturday, Week 15, Chapter 16 – Situational Awareness as a Badass Agile Coach

This chapter is written by Rhiannon Galen-Personick and focuses on diversity awareness.  The author uses four areas of diversity to help coaches think through their biases, the biases of the... Read More

SPaMCAST 732 – Value in Software Development, A Conversation With Robert Cooke

The SPaMCAST 732 features our interview with Robert Cooke. Robert and I discussed the role of software development in delivering value in non-software product organizations. Robert Cooke is the Founder... Read More
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