Posts filed under: Work Entry

Work Intake Nuances in Mid-Management, Seamless Communications, Essays and Conversation w/ Jeremy Berriult – SPaMCAST 807

SPaMCAST 807 looks at the Nine Core Work Intake Principles from the organization’s middle.  Each layer of the organization has an approach to work intake. While the macro outcome is... Read More

Applying The Nine Core Principles of Work Intake and Why Organizations Do Projects with Susan Parente, SPaMCAST 804

The Nine Core Principles of Work Intake are a key backbone of Mastering Work Intake by Jeremy Willets and Tom Cagley. Teams and organizations need to apply these principles to... Read More

Mastering Work Intake – Principles Matter, A Conversation with Johanna Rothman, Jeremy Willets, and Tom Cagley – SPaMCAST 800

In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 800 Johanna Rothman takes over the podcast and interviews Jeremy Willets and me. We discussed Mastering Work Intake, why principles make more sense... 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

Jumping The Work Intake Queue Part 2: Work Intake Antipatterns

In the first installment of our essay, Saying Yes To All Work, I mentioned that the class exploring the topic identified that “when the CEO tells you to do something,... Read More

Jumping The Work Intake Queue Part 1: Work Intake Antipatterns

Late on the second day of a three-day workshop, a hand came up a table at the back of the room. I had noticed the person getting increasingly fidgety as... Read More

Stop Saying Yes To Everything: Mastering Work Intake

Stop saying “yes” to everything! “Mastering Work Intake,” by Thomas M Cagley Jr and Jeremy Willets, gives you the tools to prioritize and deliver the right work at the right... Read More

Fluffing Team Capacity: Work Intake Antipatterns

I remember a television show from my distant past, Kids Say The Darndest Things (in re-runs). In the version of the show I first remember, Art Linkletter would ask children... 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