All posts by: Thomas Cagley

Made to Stick, Re-read Saturday, Week 7, Chapter 5, Emotional

In Chapter 4 of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, Credible, statistics and analytics were approached to build credibility. In Chapter 5 we find that an... Read More

SPaMCAST 767 – Critical Thinking, Research and Evidence, User Stories, Conversations and Essays

In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 767,  we continue our summer dive into critical thinking.  In this installment, we consider research and evidence. The discussion of research and evidence... Read More

Made to Stick, Re-read Saturday, Week 6, Chapter 4, Credible

Credibility is the fourth requirement for maximum stickiness (short of Gorilla Glue) discussed in  Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. Credibility is defined as the quality... Read More

SPaMCAST 766 – It Is All About Teams, A Conversation With Ben Johnson

This week the Software Process and Measurement Cast 766 features our interview with Ben Johnson, Founder of Particle41. Ben and I discuss the importance of teams, communication, and dependability.  Ben... Read More

Made to Stick, Re-read Saturday, Week 5, Chapter 3, Concrete

The third attribute of stickiness is concreteness. I spent most of the past week at Agile 2023 in Orlando, Florida.  It was a metaphorical banquet of agile knowledge. I had... Read More

SPaMCAST 765 – Authority, Meetings and More Meetings, Essays and Conversations

In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 765, we will continue with our summer theme on critical thinking by discussing authority. When deciding what to believe, the authority we place... Read More

Made to Stick, Re-read Saturday, Week 4, Chapter 2, Unexpected

And now for something completely different…is both the title of the 1971 movie by Monty Python and the Fly Circus and a hint at Chapter 2’s of Made to Stick:... Read More

Made to Stick, Re-read Saturday, Week 3, Chapter 1, Simple

Simple is the first principle of making something sticky. It is also the title of chapter 1 of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die. There are... Read More

SPaMCAST 763 – Using Critical Thinking, Time Is Money, Essays and Conversations

We open the Software Process and Measurement Cast 763 with an application of critical thinking. Can you see the Great Wall of China from space? Urban legends say yes, Chip... Read More

SPaMCAST 762 – Is AI The End Of Project Management, A Panel With Paul Clapis, Susan Parente, Michael Milutis, and Mark Tolbert

In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 762, we host a panel discussion on the impact of AI on project management prospects. The panel of Paul Clapis, Susan Parente, Michael... Read More