Software Process and Measurement Cast
Episodes
SPaMCAST Grand Finale
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast's final podcast. Today we have a treat, a radio play titled, Navigating the Silos or Playing a Ga...
The Life, Universe, and Laughter, An Interview With Anthony Mersino, SPaMCAST 884
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
42, not 67, is still the answer. We begin the end of a 20-year run today. SPaMCAST 884 will mark the planned end of new interview content. There are s...
👫Living With The Manifesto, A Panel Discussion, SPaMCAST 883
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Does the Agile Manifesto still guide us? The Manifesto has been an integral part of our professional lives. Organizations and teams seem to be tired o...
2025 Annual Panel, It's Like Dodgeball, SPaMCAST 882
04 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Another trip around the sun! This year's topics are drawn from a talk by Neil Postman: "All technological change is a trade-off. Technology giveth and...
Advice For You 25-Year-Old Self
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What would you tell your 25-year-old self? It is the time of year for celebration and introspection. Why? If not now, then when? Our panel today featu...
❓Whose Opinions Count When You Change You, A Panel Discussion, SPaMCAST 880
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Involving Others in Personal Change Can Cause Problems. Involving others when changing a team or organization is unassailable. The same isn't true whe...
💰Process Debt Swamps Platform Teams, A Conversation with Mark Fussell, SPaMCAST 879
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Process Debt Swamps Platform Teams! Over-abstraction slows teams by INCREASING complexity. Why this matters: Profitability is HIGHLY related to produc...
🔐AI, the Future of Work, and Cybersecurity, A Conversation with Ephraim Ebstein, SPaMCAST 878
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI, the Future of Work, and Cybersecurity Are Intertwined! Why it matters: Business processes are being transformed, yielding opportunities and RISKS ...
Jetsons and Pinocchio - Work Life Balance, SPaMCAST 877
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many firms are bringing everyone back to the office and demanding longer hours. They are conflating effort and productivity. Why this matters: Increas...
☠️Constraints and Friction Are Our Friends, SPaMCAST 876
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Theory Of Constraints: A Real-World Tool Constraints and friction generate interest in process improvement. Why this matters: The lack of friction...
☠️Constraints and Friction Are Our Friends, SPaMCAST 876
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Theory Of Constraints: A Real-World Tool Constraints and friction generate interest in process improvement. Why this matters: The lack of friction...
☠️No Dead Careers Here, SPaMCAST 875
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Impressions are NOT facts - No Matter What Your Gut Tells You! Stoic philosophy holds that impressions are not facts and must be tested. Why this matt...
🪈 Dichotomy of Control, Stick with STIC, A Panel Discussion, SPaMCAST 874
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We only have control over ourselves! The dichotomy of control. Why it matters: We have direct control over our thoughts, judgments, and actions, but e...
🚣Flow, Flow and More Flow, A Panel Discussion, SPaMCAST 873
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dry riverbeds or flash floods - flow matters! Why it matters: Understanding how value is created and moves through an organization is critical. The pr...
Nerd Joy, A Panel Discussion, SPaMCAST 872
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The work has to get done, be miserable, or find JOY in it – it's your choice. Why it matters: It is hard to motivate yourself and your team if you d...
When Management Won't Buy In, A Panel Discussion, SPaMCAST 871
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pushing cooked spaghetti uphill…is exhausting. Why it matters: It is hard to make change happen if leaders provide lip service to the cause. It is i...
Habits Stink, A Panel Discussion, SPaMCAST 870
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Habits, doing work without thinking, are the death of process improvement. Why it matters: When your brain goes on autopilot, it is easy to miss subtl...
AI - The Death Of Specialization? A Panel Discussion, SPaMCAST 869
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI - The Death Of Specialization? A Panel Discussion, SPaMCAST 869
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
And we are back! The SPaMCAST 869 features a conversation on whether AI means the death of the specialist. Why it matters: AI tools and agents are bec...
AI - The Death Of Specialization? A Panel Discussion, SPaMCAST 869
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
And we are back! The SPaMCAST 869 features a conversation on whether AI means the death of the specialist. Why it matters: AI tools and agents are bec...
Spamcast Spring Rewind 8 - Annual Panel Discussion 2024
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast Crew is on vacation. Until then, we are revisiting some fabulous panel discussions we have had during the la...
Spamcast Spring Rewind 7 - SPaMCAST Annual Panel, Fun and Frivolity
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast Crew is on vacation. Until then, we are revisiting some fabulous panel discussions we have had during the la...
Spamcast Spring Rewind 6 - Is AI The End Of Project Management, A Panel With Paul Clapis, Susan Parente, Michael Milutis, and Mark Tolbert
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast Crew is on vacation. Until then, we are revisiting some fabulous panel discussions we have had during the la...
Spamcast Spring Rewind 5 - What We Learned In 2021, A Panel Discussion
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast Crew is on vacation. Until then, we are revisiting some fabulous panel discussions we have had during the la...
Spring 2025 Rewind 4 - Does Engagement Matter? A Panel Discussion
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast Crew is on vacation. Until then, we are revisiting some fabulous panel discussions we have had during the la...
Spring 2025 Rewind 3 - Pitchforks and Torches, Work In 2022, A Panel Discussion
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast Crew is on vacation. Until then, we are revisiting some fabulous panel discussions we have had during the la...
Spring 2025 Rewind 2 - It's All About the People, A Panel Discussion with Laberge, Parente, Voris, Sweeney, and Cagley
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast Crew is on vacation. Until then, we are revisiting some fabulous panel discussions we have had during the la...
Spring 2025 Rewind 1 - Intentional Serendipity, A Panel Discussion with Laberge, Parente, Voris, Sweeney, and Cagley
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast Crew is on vacation. Until then, we are revisiting some fabulous panel discussions we have had during the la...
Adopting AI, Ethics, Pragmatism, and Optimism, A Discussion with Paul Gibbons, SPaMCAST 860
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The SPaMCAST 860 features a conversation with Paul Gibbons. We discussed his new book, Adopting AI: The People-first Approach, which he co-authored wi...
Empathy Is Not A Dirty Word In Leadership, A Panel Discussion, SPaMCAST 859
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 859 features a panel discussion on the role of empathy in getting work done in teams and organizations. This is not a black or white issue, t...
A Tale Of Work Intake Woe, Safety, Essays and Conversations With Jeremy Bearriult, SPaMCAST 858
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 858 features a tale of work intake woe set in the Innovatech world that David Herron and I created. In this world, we use a bit of fiction to...
The Future Of Software Development, A Conversation with Andy Hillard, SPaMCAST 857
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 857 features our interview with Andy Hilliard, CEO of Accelerance and author of Synergea. In this episode, we talk about the future of softwa...
Playing Billiards On A Boat, Essays and Conversations with Jon M Quigley, SPaMCAST 856
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Consider sailing on a lake. It is a great day, there is only a slight rolling swell to contend with. Because you are so relaxed, you slip below and st...
Squeezing Testing Has Predictable Results, A Conversation with Khurram Mir, SPaMCAST 855
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The SPaMCAST 855 features my conversation with Khurram Mir. We talked about testing, quality assurance, control, and frameworks. We discussed whether ...
Accountability, Responsibility, Performance, and Freedom, Essays and Conversations with Susan Parente, SPaMCAST 854
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The SPaMCAST 854 features an essay on the linkage of accountability, responsibility, performance, and freedom. In our ongoing Re-read Saturday series ...
Real-time Collaboration Is Key to Success, A Conversation WIth John Conafay, SPaMCAST 853
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The SPaMCAST 853 features our interview with John Conafay. CEO and Co-Founder of Integrate. John and I talked about program management in complex envi...
Scaling Or Allocating - Only One Is Real, Are You A Resource, Essays and Conversation With Jeremy Berriault, SPaMCAST 852
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 852 features our essay on scaling attention. Seth Godin's observation that attention doesn't scale highlights a crucial point: attention, lik...
Accessibility Is An Ethical Issue, A Conversation With Mike Paciello, SPaMCAST 851
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 851 will feature our interview with Mike Paciello. Accessibility which should be a basic human right has always been a struggle and now seems...
Change Resistance or Apathy, More on Manipulation and Persuasion, Essays and Conversations With Susan Parente SPaMCAST 850
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Several weeks ago I spent too much time in the middle of the night considering a scenario of apparent change resistance. I concluded that not everythi...
Industrialization of AI, A Conversation With Barzan Mosafari, SPaMCAST 849
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 849 features our interview with Prof. Barzan Mosafari. Mr Mosaari is the co-founder and CEO of Keebo.ai. We talked about the industrializatio...
Only Outcomes Matter…Not, Manipulation and Persuasion, Essays and Conversations with Jon M Quigley, SPaMCAST 848
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I've often heard the argument that only outcomes matter, from bosses and colleagues to pundits, and more recently, even from coaches and change agents...
Shift: From Product To People, A Conversation with Oliver-Krueger and Dougherty, SPaMCAST 847
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 847 features a wide-ranging discussion with Pete Oliver-Krueger and Michael Dougherty. We discuss their new book, Shift: From Product To Peop...
Efficiency and Productivity, Manipulation and Persuasion, Essays and Conversations With Jeremy Berriault, SPaMCAST 846
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 846 features a discussion based on Seth Godin's blog, Seth stated. "Busy is a morally superior distraction. Busy gets us off the hook. Busy i...
AI, Co-owned AI, Multi-agent Systems, A Conversation With David Minarsch SPaMCAST 845
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The SPaMCAST 845 features our interview with David Minarsch. We discuss AI, co-owned AI, multi-agent systems in complex environments, and governance. ...
👫Living With The Manifesto, A Panel Discussion, SPaMCAST 881
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Does the Agile Manifesto still guide us? The Manifesto has been an integral part of our professional lives. Organizations and teams seem to be tired o...
Software Process and Measurement Cast Panel Discussion 2024, SPaMCAST 844
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another year has flown by, 2025 is near. The SPaMCAST 844 features our year-end panel discussion. This year Jeremy Willets, Jeremy Berriault, Susan Pa...
Mastering Work Intake Year 1, Reflections and Plans with Jeremy Willets, SPaMCAST 843
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy Willets and I have had a blast sharing the ideas in Mastering Work Intake (JRoss Publishing). This week Jeremy and I sat down to discuss the ye...
Symptoms Are Not The Root Cause Of Pain, New Team Mates, Essays and Conversation with Susan Parente, SPaMCAST 842
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In January of 2024, JRoss Publishing brought Mastering Work Intake by Jeremy Willets and I to the world. The activities supporting the book have been ...
Open Source, Learning, Careers, and Leadership with Gorkem Ercan, SPaMCAST 841
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are back from our adventure and our trips down memory lane (at least for a while). Today we feature our interview with Gorkem Ercan. We discussed o...
Revisiting Paul Gibbons and Impact, SPaMCAST 840
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast Crew are off for an adventure. We will be back on December 8th with new content. In the interim, we share fo...
Revisiting Jodie Kane and Product Owners In Retrospectives. SPaMCAST 839
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast Crew are off for an adventure. We will be back on December 8th with new content. In the interim, we share fo...
Revisiting Software Measurement with Mauricio Aguiar and Christine Green December 2021, SPaMCAST 838
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast Crew are off for an adventure. We will be back on December 8th with new content. In the interim, we share fo...
Revisiting 2019 With Al Shalloway, SPaMCAST 837
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast Crew are off for an adventure. We will be back on December 8th with new content. In the interim, we share fo...
Revisiting 2019 With Al Shalloway, SPaMCAST 837
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast Crew are off for an adventure. We will be back on December 8th with new content. In the interim, we share fo...
Work Intake Halloween, A Second Opinion, Essays and Conversations with Jeremy Berriault, SPaMCAST 836
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 836 celebrates Halloween. Over the years instead of just one night, people decorate their houses and celebrate for at least a month - we love...
Cake On Tuesday, A Conversation With Elizabeth Bieniek, SPaMCAST 835
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 835 features our conversation with Elizabeth Bieniek. Elizabeth and I will discuss her new book, Cake on Tuesday, 25 Lessons to Unlock Corpor...
Battling The Walls Of Denial, New Kids On The Block – Essays and Conversations with Jon. M Quigley, SPaMCAST 834
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 834 features our essay titled Battling The Walls Of Denial. The essay begins: One of the problems change agents face is promoting change when...
Keeping Secrets Secret, A Conversation With Brian Vallelunga, SPaMCAST 833
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 833 features our interview with Brian Vallelunga, founder & CEO at Doppler. Brian and I discuss the importance of managing secrets. Brian sta...
Conway's Law and Agile. Testers and Test Engineers, Essays and Conversations With Jeremy Berriault, SPaMCAST 832
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 832 is a later summer-early fall rerun! In July 2019, SPaMCAST 550 premiered. The cast included an essay titled, Intertwining Conway's Law An...
Cracking Groupthink - Solutions When Balancing Urgency and Importance, SPaMCAST 831
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 831 features our essay, Cracking Groupthink - Solutions When Balancing Urgency and Importance. Issues occur when groupthink affects the balan...
Upcoming Book Club: Mastering Work Intake Announcement
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeremy and I will host a 4-session book club to discuss Mastering Work Intake (4 sections = 4 sessions!) beginning October 18th. We are looking forwar...
Beyond The Framework, A Conversation With Jeremy Berriault, SPaMCAST 830
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 830 features a conversation with Jeremy Berriault. Jeremy has a new book, "Beyond The Framework: Cultivating Agile Growthhttps://amzn.to/4evr...
Conforming to Mediocrity and Core Hours, Essays and Conversations with Susan Parente, SPaMCAST 829
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In SPaMCAST 829 we will continue to expose the sometimes insidious impact of groupthink. Groupthink can lead a team to accept less challenging work, b...
HYPERID Ignites - Arash Parsania's Breakthrough Methodology, A Conversation, SPaMCAST 828
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The SPaMCast 828 spotlights Arash Parsania. We talk about his exciting new methodology, HYPERID. The method builds on and integrates pragmatic ideas f...
Cracking Groupthink In Prioritization, Scrum Master - Career or Avocation, Essays and Conversations with Keis Kostaqi, SPaMCAST 827
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the SPaMCast 827, we will begin cracking groupthink in prioritization with a discussion of urgency vs. importance Evaluating the interplay between ...
Mastering Work Intake Open House Video Trailer
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mastering Work Intake by Jeremy Willets and I hit the bookshelves earlier this year. We have also been running cohort-based workshops to help expose a...
AI, ML, and Lifelong Learning - A Great Combination, A Conversation With Richmond Alake, SPaMCAST 825
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The SPaMCAST 825 features our conversation with Richmond Alake. During our conversation, we discussed AI, Machine Learning, and most importantly why b...
You Can Never Cross The Same River Twice, Essays and Conversations with Jon M Quigley, SPaMCAST 824
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The SPaMCAST 824 compares the Great Avon Lake Tornado and power outage with the purported death of Agile. Cap that off with many in the industry doubl...
Learning From Data, A Conversation With Kirk Marple, SPaMCAST 823
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The introduction and outro words are abbreviated this week. I will regale you with the tale of the Avon Lake Toronado next. Now I need to find a way o...
Urgency Versus Importance - Which Drives Your Work, Teams And Why We Need Them, Conversations with Jeremy Willets and Jeremy Berriault, SPaMCAST 822
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 822 features a discussion that Jeremy Willets and I had during the Work Intake Summer Camp. The tyranny of t...
Building A Business And A Leader, An Interview With Alex Natskovich, SPaMCAST 821
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 821 features our interview with Alex Natskovich. We talk about the attributes of a leader when building a bu...
Baselining Ideas for Improvement, Who Is Most Important, Essays and Conversations with Susan Parente, SPaMCAST 820
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 820 continues the story of Innovatech. In this installment, Emma "sells" baselining the flow to generate ide...
Navigating Customer Data - Insights from Rudderstack's CEO, Soumyadeb Mitra, SPaMCAST 819
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sofware Process and Measurement Cast 819 features our conversation with Soumyadeb Mitra, Founder and CEO of Rudderstack. We discuss the trials and...
The Tale of Innovatech, Starting Over, Essays and Conversations with Keis Kostaqi, SPaMCAST 818
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we continue with the story of Innovatech, the business novella David Herron and I are writing. Innovatech, the once a tech darling is strugg...
AI and Agents In The Workplace, Oh My, A Conversation With Artem Koren, SPaMCAST 817
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 817 features our conversation with Artem Koren, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Sembly AI. We talk a...
Goal Conflicts Cause Work Intake Problems, Finding Time To Concentrate, Conversations with Jeremy Willets and Jon M Quigley, SPaMCAST 816
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A funny thing happened on the way to SPaMCAST 816, I had so much fun during our first Summer Camp session I talked Jeremy into letting me share the au...
Mastering Work Intake Summer Camp!
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year Mastering Work Intake (JRoss Publishing) co-authored by Jeremy Willets and myself was published. The book focuses on the full pipeli...
Prioritization and Deep Seated Issues, A Conversation With Jim Benson, Replay, SPaMCAST 814
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Software Process and Measurement Cast we have a replay of an interview of Jim Benson from 2019. Jim and I focused on prioritization a...
Accountability and Responsibility Are Intertwined, Why Are There Still Testers, Essays and Conversations, SPaMCAST 813
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Accountability and responsibility are intertwined. In most businesses, the concepts are intertwined, and when hierarchies are present, layered. In oth...
Professionalize ML and AI, A Conversation With Brad Micklea, SPaMCAST 812
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's SPaMCAST we speak with Brad Micklea, Founder & CEO of Jozu. We talk about the professionalization of AI and Machine Learning, the topic...
Committees to Dodge Responsibility, Certifications, Essays and Conversations, SPaMCAST 811
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When I published Accountability vs. Responsibility I did not anticipate being drawn back into the discussion of whether committees can be accountable ...
Making The World A Better Place, A Conversation with D.J. Eshelman, SPaMCAST 810
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 810 features our interview with D.J. Eshelman, author of Just Do This. DJ and I cover a wide range of topics including why one size fits all ...
Accountability vs. Responsibility Debate, Essays and Conversations w Jon M Quigley, SPaMCAST 809
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 809 features our essay discussing whether accountability and responsibility are ever separated in real life. In a corporate setting, if you a...
Design Thinking, A Conversation with Steven Schkolne, SPaMCAST 808
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 808 features our discussion with Steven Schkolne. We talk about design thinking and about how design thinking impacts users and user satisfac...
Work Intake Nuances in Mid-Management, Seamless Communications, Essays and Conversation w/ Jeremy Berriult - SPaMCAST 807
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 inta...
Why Write Mastering Work Intake?
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why write Mastering Work Intake? Because Jeremy Willets and Tom Cagley decided maybe things could be different. That just chanting "stop starting and ...
Craft and Defend Organizational Culture, An Interview with Peter Schroeder, SPaMCAST 805
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 805 features our interview with Peter Schroeder. We discuss plane crashes, fatherhood, and the journey from DJ to a technologist and then to ...
Applying The Nine Core Principles of Work Intake and Why Organizations Do Projects with Susan Parente, SPaMCAST 804
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Mastering Work Intake - What is Work Intake?
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our video provides a quick overview of Work Intake and its importance. Enjoy and let's discuss the concept. Learn to solve IT's dirtiest secret — wo...
Time For Agile To Buy Mom or Dad Jeans? A Conversation with Mark Metze, Jeremy WIllets, and Tom Cagley, SPaMCAST 802
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The SPaMCAST 802 features a panel discussion. Mark Metze, Jeremy Willets, and myself. discuss "Is agile still a movement or has it reached middle age?...
Winning Without Focus, Myth Debunked and Soft Skills Are Hard - SPaMCAST 801 with Kies Kostaqi
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The SPaMCAST 801 will examine the question, "When is not having clear priorities a winning strategy?" While the answer might seem self-evident, I am n...
Mastering Work Intake - Principles Matter, A Conversation with Johanna Rothman, Jeremy Willets, and Tom Cagley - SPaMCAST 800
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 800 Johanna Rothman takes over the podcast and interviews Jeremy Willets and me. We discussed Mastering W...
Beyond Buzzwords - Rethinking Collaboration in Software Development and Prioritization vs. Micromanagement - Finding the Right Balance - SPaMCAST 799
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 799 discusses why all communication is not collaboration. It is a commonly held belief that complex problems...
Exploring the Power of Nearshore Software Development and Uplifting Organizational Culture An Interview with Steve Taplin, SPaMCAST 798
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 798 features my interview with Steve Taplin of Sonatafy Technology. Steve and I discussed the nuances and be...
Unraveling the Paradox of Process, QAs As Servants, Essays and Conversations SPaMCAST 797
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 fr...
Roger Turnau - Taming the Backlog with Cost of Delay, A Conversation, SPaMCAST 796
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 796 features a conversation with Roger Turnau. Roger and I talk about prioritization using the cost of delay...
Jargon - Bridging Bonds or Building Barriers, Essays and Conversations
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Part of every profession is the jargon practitioners adopt. Having a language links people together and creates a sense of community. It also creates ...
Data Engineering, AI, Entrepreneurship - Unveiling 2024's Tech Horizons, A Conversation With Nick Schrock - SPaMCAST 794
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 794 features our conversation with Nick Schrock. Nick and I discussed data engineering, AI, and entrepreneur...
Stop Project Chaos: The Ultimate Guide to Predictable Work Intake
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling overwhelmed by endless tasks and unpredictable deadlines? You're not alone. But what if you could transform your project into a well-oiled mac...
SPaMCAST 793 - Value Streams Analysis, Work Intake, Who Can Be A Scrum Master, Essays and Conversations
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 top...