All posts by: Thomas Cagley

SPaMCAST 787 – The Impact Of Starting Too Much Work, Everyone Has Book In Them, Essays and Conversations

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

SPaMCAST 786 – Use AI or Live Under A Bridge, A Conversation with Kevin Surace

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

Re-read Saturday, Actionable Agile Volume II, Week 2, Chapters 1 and 2, Wilt the Stilt and Variation Defined

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

SPaMCAST 785 – Saying Yes to All Work, Root Causes, Essays and Conversations

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

Re-read Saturday, Actionable Agile Metrics, Volume 2, Logistics and Preface

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

SPaMCAST 784 – Agile Best Self, A Conversation With Michaele Gardner and Brian Hackerson

Software Process and Measurement Cast 784 features our interview with Michaele Gardner and Brian Hackerson. We talk about their Agile Best Self Initiative. We also, and perhaps more importantly, discuss... Read More

Leadership is Language  Re-read Saturday, Week 12, Chapter 11: Saving The El Faro and Final Notes

In Chapter 11 Marquet uses his new playbook to reimagine how the El Faro could have been saved. This is the last chapter in Leadership is Language: The Hidden Power... Read More

SPaMCAST 783 – Work Intake: Are You Authorized, Growth, Essays and Conversations

Software Process and Measurement Cast 783 tackles a classic work intake problem, “Do you have the authority to ask for this work?” Work input processes need to vet more than... Read More

SPaMCAST 782 – Data Transformations, A Conversation With Govind Balu

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 782 features our conversation with Govind Balu on the importance of data and the concept of data transformations. Data represents the gold rush of... Read More

Leadership is Language  Re-read Saturday, Week 10, Chapter 9: Applying the Redwork-Bluework Principles in Workplace Situations

In Chapter 9 of  Leadership is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say – and What You Don’t, Marquet provides several examples of using the new plays. As a... Read More