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In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 800 Johanna Rothman takes over the podcast and interviews Jeremy Willets and me. We discussed Mastering Work Intake, why principles make more sense... Read More
Chapter 1, Deep Work Is Valuable, begins the first part of the book Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport. Part 1, The Idea,... Read More
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 799 discusses why all communication is not collaboration. It is a commonly held belief that complex problems require collaborative efforts to solve. Couple that... Read More
I ran across the quote “I wasted time, and now doth time waste me” Shakespeare, Richard II as I was listening to Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a... Read More
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 798 features my interview with Steve Taplin of Sonatafy Technology. Steve and I discussed the nuances and benefits of nearshore software development. Steve also... Read More
In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 797 we ponder a statement from Roger Turnau in SPaMCAST 796, “You can’t expect the process to save you from yourself in every... Read More
This week we finish our re-read of Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II, Advanced Topics in Predictability with two chapters. Chapter 13 is titled Scaling Monte Carlo. In a perfect world,... Read More
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 796 features a conversation with Roger Turnau. Roger and I talk about prioritization using the cost of delay. Every organization and team I have... Read More
In this installment of our re-read of Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II, Advanced Topics in Predictability we again tackle two chapters. Chapter 11, “Different Sampling Methods”, points out that random... Read More
Part of every profession is the jargon practitioners adopt. Having a language links people together and creates a sense of community. It also creates private gardens; a profession walled off... Read More
