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I remember a television show from my distant past, Kids Say The Darndest Things (in re-runs). In the version of the show I first remember, Art Linkletter would ask children... Read More
As a coach and mentor, I often observe meetings and events so I can debrief with the person(s) I am coaching afterward and provide them with a different perspective. I... Read More
Charts. The chapter corrected a misconception I have had for at least twenty years which we will get to in Part 2 of our re-read of chapter 4 (we are... Read More
SPaMCAST 788 is our annual SPaMCAST panel featuring most of the podcast regulars including: Jeremy Berriault, Keis Kostaqi, Jon M. Quigley, Jeremy Willets, and Tom Cagley appears in the ringmaster... Read More
It is nearly 2024! Re-read Saturday is taking a one-week hiatus so I thought we would re-publish the conclusion of our re-read of Daniel S. Vacanti’s Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability: An... Read More
This week we continue in the minefield of why starting everything you are asked to do is problematic that we began in SPaMCAST 785. Framing the discussion is a text... Read More
Software Process and Measurement Cast 784 features our conversation with Kevin Surace. Kevin is an AI Inventor, Futurist, and Keynote Speaker. We talk about the hype and promise of AI... Read More
This week we begin the read of Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II, Advanced Topics in Predictability by Daniel S. Vacanti in earnest covering Chapters One and Two. These two chapters... Read More
I was asked, “Why shouldn’t I say yes and start everything that comes my way?” As we celebrate the impending publication of Mastering Work Intake (it is going to the... Read More
Today we begin the read of Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II, Advanced Topics in Predictability by Daniel S. Vacanti. This is the second of Mr. Vacanti’s books we have covered... Read More