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 on the source has a significant impact. Authority bias is the name for this cognitive bias.

We will also have a visit from the one and only Susan Parente, who brings her Not A Scrumdamentalist column to the podcast. In this installment, we discuss why meetings seem to be the only mechanism for making decisions. 

Re-Read Saturday News

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: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die title. The title is Unexpected (if you are reading along it won’t be a surprise), and is the second condition for something to be sticky. 

Buy a copy of the book and then catch up on the logistics of this re-read:

Week 1: Announcement and Logistics – https://bit.ly/46tn5Bz 

Week 2: Introduction – https://bit.ly/46CLmp1 

Week 3: Simple – https://bit.ly/3PZLWaq 

Week 4: Unexpected – https://bit.ly/43zfkaB 

Next SPaMCAST 

In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 766 will feature our interview with Ben Johnson, Founder of Particle41 we discuss how important teams are to delivering value.