Software Process and Measurement Blog

Tom Cagley & Associates Notes and Announcements For October 2020

We should be sharpening the saw! I thought I would start this month by sharing the books and podcasts that I am currently consuming. What I am reading and listening... Read More

People Are Our Greatest Assets: A Tame Rant In Two Flavors

A few weeks ago long before the sun came up this morning I heard three phrases uttered by the same person in a five-minute block of time. I added my... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Tame you Work Flow Week 15: Chapter 16 – Introduction to Execution Management Signals

This chapter spends time describing and using Critical-Chain Project Management (CCPM) as a tool generating signals that help organizations control the flow of work in real-time and with a forward... Read More

Back To Basics: Managers and Daily Scrum Meetings

One of the most common antipatterns in Daily Scrums/Stand-up Meetings is the involvement of the active managers. Note: for the sake of brevity I will use the term “Daily” instead... Read More

Agile Back To Basics: Daily Scrum and Stand-up

Shu Ha Ri has become a common pattern transplanted from martial arts into the agile vocabulary.  The pattern describes the learning journey from student to master. Students follow their masters,... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Tame you Work Flow Week 14: Chapter 15—Outcomes, Values, and Efforts in PEST Environments

Chapter 15 of Tame your Work Flow, introduces the concept of a MOVE, which stands for Minimal Outcome-Value Effort. Steve and Daniel use the construct to help define an atomic... Read More