In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 797 we ponder a statement from Roger Turnau in SPaMCAST 796, “You can’t expect the process to save you from yourself in every circumstance.” The statement poses a leadership quandary leading to questions every leader must ask.

  • When does process guidance make sense?
  • When do processes infantilize teams and leaders?

These are not the basis for an after-work philosophical discussion. Vast movements within the software industry have been spawned as cultures have swayed between directive and laissez-faire poles. 

We also have a visit from Jeremy Berriault who brings his Evolutionary Agilst™ Column to the podcast. We discussed whether testers are part of the team and if they own quality.

Re-read Saturday News

This week we finish our re-read of Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II, Advanced Topics in Predictability with two chapters. Chapter 13 is titled Scaling Monte Carlo. In a perfect world, one team could do all of the work needed for a product or feature a manageable piece at a time. Unfortunately, this is the real world. In Chapter 14, titled A Parting Thought, Vacanti states, “We take action because of our relentless pursuit of improvement. That is what professionalism is all about.”

Buy a copy and get reading – Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II, Advanced Topics in Predictability.  

Week 1: Re-read Logistics and Preface https://bit.ly/4adgxsC

Week 2: Wilt The Stilt and Definition of Variation https://bit.ly/4aldwGN

Week 3: Variation and Predictability  – https://bit.ly/3tAVWhq 

Week 4: Process Behavior Charts Part 1https://bit.ly/3Huainr

Week 5: Process Behavior Charts Part 2https://bit.ly/424O5Wc 

Week 6: How Much Data?https://bit.ly/47GVP24 

Week 7: Detecting Signalshttps://bit.ly/3SjwfdO 

Week 8: XmR Charts and the Four Basic Metrics of Flowhttps://bit.ly/48j5AU9 

Week 9: Myths and Other Considerationshttps://bit.ly/3SvfgVU 

Week 10: VoP, VoC, Predictability, Monte Carlohttps://bit.ly/3UGdxzT  

Week 11: Different Sampling Methods and 85 Percent or Busthttps://bit.ly/48paPlu 

Week 12: Scaling Monte Carlo and A Parting Thoughthttps://bit.ly/433nvx7 

Next SPaMCAST The SPaMCAST 798 will feature our interview with Steve Taplin. Steve and I discussed sourcing nearshore and creating a culture inside and around an organization.