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 than best practices, and how disciplined work intake is the core to getting work done. We learn that in practice, stop starting and start finishing only works when you pay attention to the work that goes into a system. 

Contact info:

Johanna Rothman 
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/johannarothman
Website: jrothman.com 

Jeremy Willets
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jeremywillets 
Website: https://www.jeremywillets.com/ 

Tom Calgey 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tcagley/
Website: https://tomcagley.com/

Call to action! I was asked the best way to spread the word about Mastering Work Intake. The single best way is to leave a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or wherever you buy your books. Reviews increase the likelihood that someone like you will discover the book!  

New Workshop Cohort Open!

Jeremy Willets and I have opened a new workshop cohort to help you learn to tame the work intake beast!  The workshop will run from 31 May to 28 June in five manageable one-hour chunks.

For more details hop over to our Maven site https://bit.ly/3HEsKK7 for more information, sign up, or just join the mailing list!  

Re-read Saturday News

Chapter 1, Deep Work Is Valuable, begins the first part of the book  Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport. Part 1, The Idea, comprises the book’s first four chapters and focuses on making the case for Deep Work. 

One of the interesting arguments for the value of deep work is that we are in the throes of digital transformation. Combining that trend with position internationalization and incrementalism yields all-or-nothing jobs. Read the chapter, our re-read post and contemplate!

Remember to buy a copy of Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World and read along.

Week 1: Logistics and Introduction – https://bit.ly/43fGAMX 

Week 2: Deep Work Is Valuable – https://bit.ly/3TznAVd 

Next SPaMCAST 

The SPaMCAST 801 will examine the question, “At what level does not having clear priorities create a winning strategy?” While the answer might seem self-evident, I am not sure people and organizations put their money where their mouth is.

We will also have a visit from Kies Kostaqi who brings her You Are Not Alone column to the podcast.