All posts by: Thomas Cagley

Jargon – Bridging Bonds or Building Barriers, Essays and Conversations

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 set off... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Actionable Agile Volume II, Week 10, Chapters 9 -10,  VoP, VoC, Predictability, Monte Carlo and More

Today we tackle two chapters of Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II, Advanced Topics in Predictability. We begin with Chapter 9 – VoP, VoC, and Predictability which sums up Section I,... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Actionable Agile Volume II, Week 9, Chapter 8, Myths and Other Considerations

Mastering Work Intake: From Chaos to Predictable Delivery Chapter 8 shatters myths!  Once upon a time in a land far, far away, I believed a few of these myths. Ok,... Read More

Stop Project Chaos: The Ultimate Guide to Predictable Work Intake

Feeling overwhelmed by endless tasks and unpredictable deadlines? You’re not alone. But what if you could transform your project into a well-oiled machine, delivering consistent value on time? Introducing Mastering... Read More

SPaMCAST 793 – Value Streams Analysis, Work Intake, Who Can Be A Scrum Master, Essays and Conversations

As you would suspect, I have recently been talking up Mastering Work Intake which Jeremy Willets and I co-authored. One conversation turned to the topic of whether value stream analysis... Read More

SPaMCAST Special – Nine Core Work Entry Principles

Mastering Work Intake: From Chaos to Predictable Delivery by Thomas M Cagley Jr and Jeremy Willets, gives you the tools to prioritize and deliver the right work at the right... Read More

SPaMCAST 792 – Deliver Better Results, A Conversation With Gil Broza

Happy Birthday to the Software Process and Measurement Cast.  Today we begin year 18 with our interview with Gil Broza. Gil and I discussed his new book, Deliver Better Results:... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Actionable Agile Volume II, Week 7, Chapter 6 – Detecting Signals on PBCs

Chapter Six, of  Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II, Advanced Topics in Predictability, is titled Detecting Signals on PBCs. Finding a signal in the noise is like separating the wheat from... Read More

SPaMCAST 791 – We’ve Gone A Little Crazy, A Conversation With Vinnie Gill

With SPaMCAST 791 we complete Year 17 with our interview with Vinnie GIl. Vinnie and I talked about conferences and staying connected with the Agile Community. One of the topics... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Actionable Agile Volume II, Week 6, Chapter 5 – How Much Data?

The question of how much data is required to determine what is happening in a system is a perennial bugaboo. Those predisposed to acting tend to think less is more,... Read More