Software Process and Measurement Cast

SPaMCAST 456 features our interview with Jeff Dalton.  Jeff makes his fifth appearance as an interviewee. Jeff discussed leadership and whether leadership is more or less important in the Agile, dynamic world we find ourselves inhabiting.  

SPaMCAST 455 features our interview with Michael King. We talked about Michael’s approach to Agile, process improvement and the CMMI at Halfaker and Associates. Michael provides a glimpse into making a change in the real world. Mr. King delivers more than just theory. One word describes the interview - insightful.

SPaMCAST 454 features three columns! The first is our essay and checklists on iteration planning. Aristotle stated that “well begun is half done.” While we might argue the half part, planning is required to be well begun and that is important on any measurement scale. Jeremy Berriault delivers a new entry in the QA Corner to discuss the QA Lead role. Gene Hughson anchors the cast with his Form Follows Function blog to the SPaMCAST to discuss the entry, Trash or Treasure.

SPaMCAST 453 features our interview with James Shore. We began with a discussion of the Agile Fluency Model, including the concepts and ideas that led to the model and then got into topics such as whether Agile can ever be method agnostic.

SPaMCAST 452 features our essay on personal process improvement.  We are responsible for our own path in life. Stepping back and reviewing where we are today and where we want to be tomorrow is a form of a retrospective.   Kim Pries, the Software Sensei, discusses ethics in software. Ethics guide (or they don’t) practitioners of all types.   Anchoring the cast is Jon M Quigley with his Alpha and Omega of Product Development column.  

SPaMCAST 451 - Askhat Urazbaev, Pragmatic Agile and The Impact of Culture

SPaMCAST 450 - Product Frameworks, Holistic Architecture

SPaMCAST 449 features our interview with Jasveer Singh.  We discussed his new book, Functional Software Size Measurement Methodology with Effort Estimation and Performance Indication.  Jasveer proposes a new sizing methodology for estimation and other measurement processes.

SPaMCAST 448 - Uncertainty in Software Development, TameFlow, Leading QA

SPaMCAST 447 - Product Owners and The Business Analyst with Angela Wick

SPaMCAST 446 - Questions, Go-To People, Servant Leadership

SPaMCAST 445 features the return of a favorite, Capers Jones.  It is always fun to talk with someone with their own page in Wikepedia.  Capers and I talked about his new book, A Guide to Selecting Software Measures and Metrics. Capers is passionate about software quality and measurement.

SPaMCAST 444 - Product Owner - The Hard Role, QA Value, Work In Process Limits

SPaMCAST 443 - Brad Clark, Cost Estimation COCOMO II, COCOMO III

SPaMCAST 442 - Capability Teams, Software and Social Systems, Software Quality