All posts by: Thomas Cagley

Prioritization and Deep Seated Issues, A Conversation With Jim Benson, Replay, SPaMCAST 814

This week on the Software Process and Measurement Cast we have a replay of an interview of Jim Benson from 2019.  Jim and I focused on prioritization and how prioritization... Read More

Re-Read Saturday Replay – The Goal by Eli Goldratt Conclusion

Goldratt’s The Goal was the first book in my re-read series. I am away this weekend to attend a funeral for a family member therefore I thought I would reshare... Read More

Accountability and Responsibility Are Intertwined, Why Are There Still Testers, Essays and Conversations, SPaMCAST 813

Accountability and responsibility are intertwined. In most businesses, the concepts are intertwined and when hierarchies are present, layered. In other words, determining who is responsible and accountable is harder than... Read More

Enjoyment and The Quality of Life,  Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Re-read Chapter 3, Wk4

Chapter 3 of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow is titled Enjoyment and The Quality of Life. This chapter resonates strongly with me. I have always struggled with the idea that lounging around... Read More

Professionalize ML and AI, A Conversation With Brad Micklea, SPaMCAST 812

In this week’s SPaMCAST we speak with Brad Micklea, Founder & CEO of Jozu. We talk about the professionalization of AI and Machine Learning, the topic of Machine Learning Operations... Read More

The Anatomy of Consciousness,  Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Re-read Chapter 2, Wk 3

We consider consciousness this week in our re-read of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow. Consciousness is a process of interpreting and processing thoughts and feelings. The author defines consciousness as a biological... Read More

Committees to Dodge Responsibility, Certifications, Essays and Conversations, SPaMCAST 811

Tom Cagley and Susan Parente explore the dynamics of responsibilities in committees and the significance of accountability. They discuss the proliferation of certifications in the Agile landscape, debating their value... Read More

Happiness, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Re-read Chapter 1, Wk 2

We begin the meat of our re-read of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow with Chapter 1, Happiness. The Chapter opens by focusing on the definition of happiness or the lack of a... Read More

Making The World A Better Place, A Conversation with D.J. Eshelman, SPaMCAST 810

SPaMCAST 810 features our interview with D.J. Eshelman, author of Just Do This. DJ and I cover a wide range of topics including why one size fits all approaches are... Read More

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Re-read Wk 1

I have read and quoted parts of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow over the last ten years. It has been on my list to read cover to cover for several years. My... Read More