Software Process and Measurement Cast
Episodes
SPaMCAST Special - Nine Core Work Entry Principles
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mastering Work Intake: From Chaos to Predictable Delivery by Thomas M Cagley Jr and Jeremy Willets, gives you the tools to prioritize and deliver the ...
SPaMCAST 792 - Deliver Better Results, A Conversation With Gill Broza
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Birthday to the Software Process and Measurement Cast. Today we begin year 18 with our interview with Gil Broza. Gill and I discussed his new bo...
SPaMCAST 791 - We've Gone A Little Crazy, A Conversation With Vinnie Gill
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With SPaMCAST 791 we complete Year 17 with our interview with Vinnie GIl. Vinnie and I talked about conferences and staying connected with the Agile C...
SPaMCAST 790 - It's All About The People, A Conversation With Stefan Wolpers
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 790 features our interview with Stefan Wolpers. Stefan and I talked about the Scrum Master's role in the 21st Century, his new book The Scrum...
SPaMCAST 789 - Fluffing Capacity Limits, Sales Engineers, Essays and Conversations
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As a coach and mentor, I often observe meetings and events so I can debrief with the person(s) I am coaching afterward and provide them with a differe...
SPaMCAST 788 - SPaMCAST Annual Panel, Fun and Frivolity
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 788 is our annual SPaMCAST panel featuring most of the podcast regulars including: Jeremy Berriault, Keis Kostaqi, Jon M. Quigley, Jeremy Wil...
SPaMCAST 787 - The Impact Of Starting Too Much Work, Everyone Has Book In Them, Essays and Conversations
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we continue in the minefield of why starting everything you are asked to do is problematic that we began in SPaMCAST 785. Framing the discus...
SPaMCAST 786 - Use AI or Live Under A Bridge, A Conversation with Kevin Surace
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Software Process and Measurement Cast 784 features our conversation with Kevin Surace. Kevin is an AI Inventor, Futurist, and Keynote Speaker. We talk...
SPaMCAST 785 - Saying Yes to All Work, Root Causes, Essays and Conversations
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I was asked, "Why shouldn't I say yes and start everything that comes my way?" As we celebrate the impending publication of Managing Work Intake (it i...
SPaMCAST 784 - Agile Best Self, A Conversation With Michaele Gardner and Brian Hackerson
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Software Process and Measurement Cast 784 features our interview with Michaele Gardner and Brian Hackerson. We talk about their Agile Best Self Initia...
SPaMCAST 783 - Are You Authorized, Growth, Essays and Conversations
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Software Process and Measurement Cast 783 tackles a classic work intake problem, "Do you have the authority to ask for this work?" Work input processe...
SPaMCAST 782 - Data Transformations, A Conversation With Govind Balu
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 782 features our conversation with Govind Balu on the importance of data and the concept of data transformat...
SPaMCAST 781 - Micromanagement, You Are Not Alone, Essays and Conversations
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 781 begins with a discussion of prioritization and sequencing. These two ideas often get conflated. Work mig...
SPaMCAST 780 - Business Analysis Critical For Agile, A Conversation With Billie Johnson
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 780 features our interview with Billie Johnson. Our discussion focuses on the role of delivering outcomes an...
SPaMCAST 779 - Prioritization Can Be Micromanagement, Power Of Sabbaticals, Essays and Conversations
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Software Process and Measurement Cast 779 wrestles with the question, When prioritization involves overly detailed or excessive control over how someo...
SPaMCAST 778 - Charting A New Odyssey, A Conversation With Bill Fox
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 778 marks our return from Iceland. WICKED trip, great country, great people! We return with our interview wi...
SPaMCAST 777 - Re-release SPaMCAST 486 - Daniel S Vacanti, Actionable Agile Metrics
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are on our annual holiday. We are toiling away editing audio and doing voice exercises to bring you new and exciting content and will be ...
SPaMCAST 776 - Re-release SPaMCAST 641 - The Agile Coaching Code of Ethics, A Conversation With Shane Hastie and Craig Smith
08 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are on our annual holiday and will return with new programs on October 22nd. This week in the SPaMCAST 776 from our archives we feature SPaMCAST 64...
SPaMCAST 775 - Re-release SPaMCAST 635 - Practical Ways to Manage, A Conversation with Johanna Rothman
01 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are on our annual holiday and will return with new programs on October 22nd. The Software Process and Measurement Cast 775 is a re-release of SPaMC...
SPaMCAST 774 - Re-release SPaMCAST 436 - Incrementalism, UAT and Agile, and Systems Thinking
24 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 774 is a re-release of SPaMCAST 436. We are on our annual holiday and will be back with new programs on Octo...
SPaMCAST 773 - Continuous Improvement, Bass Guitars and Learning, Conversations and Essays
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 773 will feature our essay on why as professionals we should strive to grow a little every day. I overheard ...
SPaMCAST 772 - New Engineering Managers, Don't Be A Victim, A Conversation WIth Ahmed Wasfy
10 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 772 features our interview with Ahmed Wasfy. We discuss the role of the engineering manager and how people l...
SPaMCAST 771 - Critical Thinking An Indispensable Defense Science, Evolution and Maturity, Essays and Conversations
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To paraphrase Ghostbusters, critical thinking is the indispensable defense science of the next decade. Over the summer we have investigated the concep...
SPaMCAST 770 - Dojo, Slow Down For Learning, A Conversation With Jess Brock
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week the Software Process and Measurement Cast 770 features my interview with Jess Brock. Jess and I talked about her new book, The Dojo Coach's ...
SPaMCAST 768 - Teams, SaaS, Entrepreneurship, A Conversation with Phil Alves
13 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 768 features our interview with Phil Alves, CEO of DevSquad. Phil and I covered a wide range of topics start...
SPaMCAST 767 - Critical Thinking, Research and Evidence, User Stories, Conversations and Essays
06 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 767, we continue our summer dive into critical thinking. In this installment, we consider research and ev...
SPaMCAST 766 - It Is All About Teams, A Conversation With Ben Johnson
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week the Software Process and Measurement Cast 766 features our interview with Ben Johnson, Founder of Particle41. Ben and I discuss the importan...
SPaMCAST 765 - Authority, Meetings and More Meetings, Essays and Conversations
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 765, we will continue with our summer theme on critical thinking by discussing authority. When deciding w...
SPaMCAST 764 - Successful Independent Consulting, A Conversation with Johanna Rothman
16 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Software Process and Measurement Cast 764 we feature my conversation with Johanna Rothman. We discussed her new book Successful Independent Consult...
SPaMCAST 763 - Using Critical Thinking, Time Is Money, Essays and Conversations
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We open the Software Process and Measurement Cast 763 with an application of critical thinking. Can you see the Great Wall of China from space? Urban ...
SPaMCAST 762 - Is AI The End Of Project Management, A Panel With Paul Clapis, Susan Parente, Michael Milutis, and Mark Tolbert
02 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 762, we host a panel discussion on the impact of AI on project management prospects. The panel of Paul Cl...
SPaMCAST 761 - Logical Fallacies, QA Audit In Agile, Essays and Conversations
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 761 we continue our exploration of critical thinking. In this installment, we examine logical fallacies. ...
SPaMCAST 760 - Alignment and People, An Interview With Jonathan Hensley
18 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 760 will feature an interview with Jonathan Hensley, Founder & CEO at EMERGE. Jonathan and I talked about digital transformations and engagem...
SPaMCAST 759 - Defining Critical Thinking, Hierarchy and Scrum Masters, Essays and Conversations
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The SPaMCAST 759 continues our exploration of critical thinking. This week we search for a consumable definition. If you can't hold a definition in yo...
SPaMCAST 758 - Tribal Knowledge, Team Playbooks, A Conversation With Jeffrey Miller
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeffrey Miller and I have been trying to coordinate a time for an interview on the topics of tribal knowledge and team playbooks since August 2022. We...
SPaMCAST 757 - Intermittent Collaboration, Kanban For One, Essays and Conversations
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A funny thing happened on the way to SPaMCAST 757. I was considering critical thinking when I ran into data that challenged a common agile belief - en...
SPaMCAST 756 - Change Myths, A Conversation With Paul Gibbons
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 756 welcomes back Paul Gibbons. In this visit, we discuss his new book Change Myths: The Professional's Guide to Separating Sense from Nonsen...
SPaMCAST 755 - Engagement, Hierarchy, and Fatalism, Making Mistakes, Essays and Conversations
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 755 features an essay on the relationship between engagement, hierarchy, and fatalism based on a discussion of the topic between the SPaMCAST...
SPaMCAST 754 - Facilitation and Transformation, A Conversation With Keis Kostaqi
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today I would like to introduce you to the Software Process and Measurement Cast's newest columnist, Keis Kostaqi. Keis is a scrum master and coach. S...
SPaMCAST 753 - Hierarchies and Fatalism, Wall of Confusion, Essays and Conversations
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 753 features our essay on the impact of hierarchies on engagement and fatalism. Like most things in life, the relationship is not straightfor...
SPaMCAST 752 - Fast-Growing Companies And Security, A Conversation with Laura Bell Main
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 752 features our interview with Laura Bell Main. We discuss the confluence of fast-growing companies and security. Maybe I should say collisi...
SPaMCAST 751 - Privilege and Fatalism, Continuous Improvement, Conversations and Essays
16 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I have been considering the relationship between privilege and fatalism. Boiling down the impact of privilege to a single word, we find power. Whether...
SPaMCAST 750 - Domains Of Business Agility, A Conversation With Evan Leybourn
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 750 marks the return of Evan Leybourn to the podcast. Evan and I discuss the different domains of business agility, the relationship between ...
SPaMCAST 749 - Good Work Entry, Combining Scrum Master and Product Owner Roles, Essays, and Conversations
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In SPaMCAST 749, we discuss the attributes of good work input/entry. There is no perfect approach to bringing work into an organization or team. Argua...
SPaMCAST 748 - Making Agile Coaching Better, A Conversation with Bob Galen
26 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 748 features our interview with Bob Galen. Bob and I discuss Extraordinary Badass Agile Coaching: The Journey from Beginner to Mastery and Be...
SPaMCAST 747 - Combatting Fatalism, Succession Planning, Essays and Conversations
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we continue our exploration of fatalism's impact on change in organizations (listen to Part 1 in SPaMCAST 745). Fatalism does not have to be...
SPaMCAST 746 - Manifesto for Organizational Agility, A Conversation With Jeff Bubolz And Chad Beier
12 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discuss the Manifesto for Organizational Agility with Jeff Bubolz and Chad Beier. Jeff and Chad developed the manifesto to help organizat...
SPaMCAST 745 - Say No To Fatalism, Agile Requirements, Essays and Conversations
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fatalism stops process improvement and agile transformations in their tracks. One of the definitions of fatalism is the belief that all events are pre...
SPaMCAST 744 - Team, Low Code, A Conversation With Nikhil Nandagopal
26 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week Nikhil Nandagopal and I talked about building teams. Teams are the heart and soul of software development in all of its many aspects. Nikhil...
SPaMCAST 743 - Diversity, Communication, Essays and Conversations
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we take a detour thanks to Extraordinary Badass Agile Coaching. Over the past two chapters, the book has drilled us on recognizing and adap...
SPaMCAST 742 - Efficacy of Assessments. A Conversation With Jorgen Hesselberg
12 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Jorgen Hesselberg discusses the efficacy of assessments in helping to guide an agile journey. Assessments are a tool to help coaches coach ...
SPaMCAST 741 - Flow Metrics In Planning, A New Product Owner, Essays and Conversations
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Planning is an important component of getting work done. Planning is not, however, creating and delivering work. Minimizing the amount of time spent p...
SPaMCAST 740 - Supply Chain Concepts In Agile, A Presentation by Jeremy Berriault
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we begin year 17 of the Software Process and Measurement Cast with a presentation that Jeremy Berriault did at IdeaFest 2020. The presentation c...
SPaMCAST 739 - Empathy, Flow, Conversations, and Essays
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we revisit the topic of empathy as we mark the last show in year 16. As coaches and leaders, we are taught that being empathetic is critical. Ho...
SPaMCAST 738 - Product First, A Conversation with Luis Gonçalves
15 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Luis Gonçalves returns to the Software Process and Measurement Cast to discuss his new book, Product First. We also talked about organizational maste...
SPaMCAST 737 - Ambiguity and Risk, Agile Requirements, Essays and Conversations
08 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A funny thing happened on the way to this week's Software Process and Measurement Cast, I was asked about managing risk in Agile. In preparation for a...
SPaMCAST 736 - Does Engagement Matter? A Panel Discussion
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we share our year-end panel discussion with the SPaMcast contributors and occasionally our dogs (once one gets going everyone needs to get in on...
SPaMCAST 735 - Books We Re-read, An Inexperienced Scrum Master, Essays and Conversations
25 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Over the years we have explored a wide range of books on Saturdays. Sometimes our re-reads reflect the real world outside software development. For ex...
SPaMCAST 734 - Seven Macro Trends Driving Software Development Behavior from IDEAfest 2020
18 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While preparing for this week's podcast I ran across a recording of a presentation I did at IDEAfest 2020. The topic was the seven macro trends drivin...
SPaMCAST 733 - Reflections, Coaching Bias, Essays and Conversations
11 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The SPaMCAST 733 features a reflection on a reflection. As I was reading Chapter 5 of Extraordinarily Badass Agile Coaching: The Journey from Beginner...
SPaMCAST 732 - Value in Software Development, A Conversation With Robert Cooke
04 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The SPaMCAST 732 features our interview with Robert Cooke. Robert and I discussed the role of software development in delivering value in non-software...
SPaMCAST 731 - Giving Thanks, Flow, Essays and Conversations
27 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The annual Thanksgiving holiday in the US was a few days ago providing space to reflect and give thanks to everyone involved in the 16-plus years hist...
SPaMCAST 730 - Solving Problems As A Sales Engineer, A Conversation With Ramzi Marjaba
20 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The SPaMCAST 730 features our conversation with Ramzi Marjaba. Ramzi and I discussed the role of a sales engineer. The role solves customers' problems...
SPaMCAST 729 - Product Owners, Not The More The Merrier, Syncing Agile and Waterfall Requirements, Essays and Conversations
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we go back to basics and answer a listener's question (name and a bit of the context changed to protect the involved parties). In the essay ...
SPaMCAST 728 - Product Leadership Stances, A Conversation With Anjali Leon and Nadezhda Belousova
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 728 features a discussion with Anjali Leon and Nadezhda Belousova. We discussed their new model, Product Leadership Stances. One of my takea...
SPaMCAST 727 - Little's Law and Neglected WIP, All Managers No Doers, Essays and Conversations
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In SPaMCAST 727 we discuss the assumptions behind Little's Law and Neglected WIP. Some of the assumptions you can cheat to generate useful conversatio...
SPaMCAST 726 - Nuke Your Backlog, A Conversation With Allan Kelly
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In SPaMCAST 726 Mr. Allan Kelly returns! We discussed the fact that backlogs often become dumping grounds. Allan suggested an energetic solution. We a...
SPaMCAST 725 - Neglected WIP, Examples, What To Do With The QA Lead, Essays and Conversations
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most common problems teams face is starting more work than they complete. Neglected WIP is the gap between all the work you say you are wor...
SPaMCAST 724 - Taming SaaS Spend, A Conversation With Indus Khaitan
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we feature an interview with Indus Khaitan, Founder & CEO at Quolum. A few of the topics covered include: Why do organizations need help in ...
SPaMCAST 723 - Neglected WIP, Time According to Jon M Quigley, Essays and Conversations
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 723 features our essay on neglected WIP. Work that has been started and is now just sitting around is neglected. Running a team or organizati...
SPaMCAST 722 - Agile Coaching Defined and Accelerated, An Interview with Scott Showalter
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are back with new content this week! The bears did not eat us as we trekked in three national parks. We did see bears but kept a respectable distan...
SPaMCAST 721 - The Best of Jeremy Berriault, Susan Parente, and Tony Timbol
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The SPaMCAST is on a three-week hiatus. We will be back with new programming on September 25. In the interim, I asked the SPaMCAST columnists (Jeremy,...
SPaMCAST 720 - Some of The Best of Susan Parente and Jon M Quigley
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The SPaMCAST is on a three-week hiatus. We will be back with new programming on September 25. In the interim, I asked the SPaMCAST columnists (Jeremy,...
SPaMCAST 719 - Some of The Best of Susan Parente, Tony Timbol, and Jeremy Berriault
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The SPaMCAST is on a three-week hiatus. We will be back with new programming on September 25. In the interim, I asked the SPaMCAST columnists (Jeremy,...
SPaMCAST 718 - OKRs, The Good, Bad, and OMG, A Conversation With Luis Gonçalves
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year I attended Agile 2022; It was a fantastic conference. One of the undercurrent themes was the use of OKRs (objectives and key results...
SPaMCAST 717 - Flow Load Experiment, Delaying Requirements. Essays and Conversations
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Flow Load has a special place in flow metrics, it is a leading indicator of value delivery as exhibited in flow velocity (throughput) and flow time. W...
SPaMCAST 716 - Is It A Career Or A Job? A Discussion With Jeff Perry
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jeff Perry and I discussed learning how to consciously guide your technology career. We are all problem solvers, and Jeff provides a ton of ...
SPaMCAST 715 - Work Entry or Work Intake, Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Meeting Scheduler - NOT!, Essays and Conversations
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A funny thing happened on the way to the essay this week. I was distracted by feedback from a colleague on a workshop Jeremy Willets and I developed a...
SPaMCAST 714 - Shift Right! A Conversation With Jonathon Wright
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today Jonathon Wright will shift us…right? After decades of listening to the mantra shift left, you probably think you are entering the twilight zon...
SPaMCAST 713 - Agile 2022, Who Is Responsible For Quality, Essays and Conversations
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today's cast is a very short podcast. Over the past week, I spent an amazing week at Agile 2022. My goal was to be re-radicalized. I reconnected with ...
SPaMCAST 712 - The Collaboration Equation, A Conversation With Jim Benson
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Benson has a new book titled, The Collaboration Equation. Jim states that collaboration "is the base of the human condition, we need other people ...
SPaMCAST 711 - Why Re-read Saturday, Team Leaders In Scrum, Essays and Conversations
10 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we make a quick side trip. Earlier this week I was asked why I "did" the Re-read Saturday column. Today, I offer a short explanation and hig...
SPaMCAST 710 - Seeing Money Clearly, Throughput Accounting, A Conversation With Daniel Doiron
03 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Doiron's new book Seeing Money Clearly challenges Agile Centers of Excellence to view decision-making through the lens of Throughput Accounting...
SPaMCAST 709 - Basics, Flow Attributes, Agile Requirements, Essays and Conversations With Tony Timbol
26 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Definitions provide several benefits. The first is that once a definition for an object or concept is agreed upon, it is far easier to have a discussi...
SPaMCAST 708 - The CEO As Leader and Visionary Two Years Later, An Interview With Brian Weaver
19 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
107 podcasts ago (just a little over two years ago) on SPAMCAST 601 I interviewed Brian Weaver of Torch.AI about leadership. Lots of things have happe...
SPaMCAST 707 - Leadership And Management, Next Re-read Saturday Books, A Conversation With Susan Parente
12 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In SPaMCAST 707 Susan Parente and I discuss the difference between leadership and management in her Not A Scrumdamentalist column. These two concepts ...
SPaMCAST 706 - Humans Are Hard, Code Is Easy, A Conversation With Tom Henricksen
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 706 features a conversation with Tom Henricksen. Tom makes a strong case that ignoring soft skills will limit your ability to deliver real va...
SPaMCAST 705 - Flow, Agile Basics, Scrum Master Not Your Admin, Essays and Conversation
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the SPaMCAST 705 we stay with the basics and define the term flow. I recently listened to a conversation where the term flow was used 30ish times i...
SPaMCAST 704 - Leadership and Diving For Golf Balls, A Conversation With Stuart Leo
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 704, we talk leadership with Stuart Leo Founder & CEO of Waymaker.io. One of the reasons I enjoy intervie...
SPaMCAST 703 - Commitment, Humans and Automation, Essays and Conversations
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 703, we wrestle with one of the basics of agile. What is the power of making a commitment? Making and kee...
SPaMCAST 702 - Geek Boss and Leadership, A Conversation With Matthew Stibbe
08 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In SPaMCAST 702, Matthew Stibbe and I talk about the impact of leadership when building a technology-driven business. Mathew shared stories about lear...
SPaMCAST 701 - When The Daily Scrum Doesn't Make Sense, Agile Requirements, Essays and Conversation
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With SPaMCAST 701 we go back to basics. Whether you call that quick meeting to coordinate the day the Daily Scrum, Stand-up, or a huddle is not materi...
SPaMCAST 700 - AI Today Will Not Be The AI Of Tomorrow, A Discussion With Slater Victoroff
24 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SPaMCAST 700 features our interview with Slater Victoroff. Slater suggests that what we think of as AI today will be overtaken by human-machine partne...
SPaMCAST 699 - Using AI To Unlock The Potential Of Humanity, A Discussion With Eric Daimler
17 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we feature our interview with Eric Daimler, PhD. Eric and I discussed how AI can unlock the potential of humanity. Dr. Eric Daimler is an au...
SPaMCAST 698 - Team Leads in Agile Teams, A Conversation WIth Susan Parente
10 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Susan Parente and I had an extraordinary conversation about team leads in agile and leadership. In some cases, the role of a team leader is ...
SPaMCAST 697 - Cultivating Transformations: A Leader's Guide to Connecting the Soulful and the Practical, A Conversation With Jarenda London
03 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talked with Jardena London. We discussed her book Cultivating Transformations - A Leader's Guide to Connecting the Soulful and the Practi...
SPaMCAST 696 - Why Limit WIP, Re-Read Saturday Introduction, Relative Time, Conversations and Essays
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We began the Re-Read Saturday feature in 2014 with a re-read of John Kotter's classic Leading Change. The list of books we have re-read is quite long ...
SPaMCAST 695 - Agile In A Startup, A Conversation With Julianna Lamb
20 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to Julianna Lamb, co-founder and CTO at Stytch about agile in start-ups, hybrid working, how to keep a product backlog under control...
SPaMCAST 694 - The Team Lead Role In Agile, Time, Essays and Conversations
13 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Organizational design often collides with getting work done; generating friction that causes all manner of problems. No one goes out of their way to m...
SPaMCAST 693 - Driving Value With AI, An Interview With Prateek Joshi
06 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we speak with Prateek Joshi. Prateek and I talked about the definition of AI, machine learning, and an approach to using AI in the real world. A...