Software Process and Measurement Cast

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 613 features our essay on directive and non-directive coaching. DIrective coaches, akin to many athletic coaches, are a hard sell at the team level. Non-directive coaches, akin to mentors, are not always viewed as effective by senior leaders. In reality, it is not cut and dry. Essays in the Directive - Non-directive Series Agile Coaching Techniques: Styles of Coaches -https://bit.ly/2EwFh4X Directive or Non-directive Coaching - https://bit.ly/2Pb364r Directive or Non-directive Coaching: Why Everyone Needs To Know -https://bit.ly/3hmLf75 In the second spot this week, Jeremy Berriault brings his QA Corner to the cast. We discuss coaching testers. Indirectly we have a discussion about the use of directive and non-directive coaching styles. You can reach Jeremy at https://berriaultandassociates.com/ Re-Read Saturday News Today, we re-read Chapter 12, titled Drum-Buffer- Rope Scheduling (DBR). The concept of DBR is critical to using the Theory of Constraints in real-world environments. Have you bought your copy of Steve Tendon and Daniel Doiron's Tame your Work Flow? Use the link to support the authors and blog! Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter – https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) – https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi Week 3: Explicit Mental Models – https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN Week 4: Flow Efficiency, Little's Law and Economic Impact – https://bit.ly/2VrIhoL Week 5: Flawed Mental Models – https://bit.ly/3eqj70m Week 6: Where To Focus Improvement Efforts – https://bit.ly/2DTvOUN Week 7: Introduction to Throughput Accounting and Culture – https://bit.ly/2DbhfLT Week 8: Accounting F(r)iction and Show Me the Money – https://bit.ly/2XmDuWu Week 9: Constraints in the Work Flow and in the Work Process - https://bit.ly/33Uukoz Week 10: Understanding PEST Environments and Finding the Constraint in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/3ga3ew9 Week 11: Drum-Buffer-Rope Scheduling- https://bit.ly/32l0Z3Q Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 614 will feature our interview with Jennifer Bonine. Jenifer and I talked AI and the impact of AI on the future of business. This is not science fiction, and the future is not as far away as you might think.

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 612 features a conversation with Woody Zuill and Allan Kelly on the topic of being an agile guide. I have felt that the term coach was overused for more than a few years. Woody and Allan put a voice to a topic that I started writing about earlier this summer describing the term 'agile guide'. Over the past 14 years, there have been a number of conversations that changed how I think and work. This is certainly one of those gestalt moments. Bios: Allan has pioneered techniques such as Value Poker, Time-Value Profiles, and Retrospective Dialogue Sheets. He is the author of seven books including "Continuous Digital", "Little Book of Requirements and User Stories" and his latest book is "Art of Agile Product Ownership." When not writing, Allan consults and coaches, helping companies embrace the agile and digital world, and teams to improve their performance. Links: Me: www.allankelly.net Blog: www.allankelly.net/blogRetrospective cards: www.dialoguesheets.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/allankellynet Woody Zuill has been programming computers for 30+ years. Woody is an independent freelance agile guide! He believes code must be simple, clean, and maintainable to realize the Agile promise of Responding to Change. Contact Information Mob Programming: http://mobprogramming.org/ Blog: http://zuill.us/WoodyZuill/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/woodyzuill Re-Read Saturday News This week we tackle two chapters in Steve Tendon and Daniel Doiron's Tame your Work Flow. Chapters ten and eleven put our understanding of workflow and process-flow into action in more complex environments. Remember to buy a copy of Tame your Work Flow to support the authors and blog! Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter – https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) – https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi Week 3: Explicit Mental Models – https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN Week 4: Flow Efficiency, Little's Law and Economic Impact – https://bit.ly/2VrIhoL Week 5: Flawed Mental Models – https://bit.ly/3eqj70m Week 6: Where To Focus Improvement Efforts – https://bit.ly/2DTvOUN Week 7: Introduction to Throughput Accounting and Culture – https://bit.ly/2DbhfLT Week 8: Accounting F(r)iction and Show Me the Money – https://bit.ly/2XmDuWu Week 9: Constraints in the Work Flow and in the Work Process - https://bit.ly/33Uukoz Week 10: Understanding PEST Environments and Finding the Constraint in PEST Environments - https://bit.ly/3ga3ew9 Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 613 will feature our essay on directive and non-directive coaching. It is not as straightforward a dichotomy as you would expect, but as a coach, you do need to pick a position. We will also have a visit to the QA Corner.

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 611 features our conversation with Jeff Smith. Jeff and I talked about his new book, Operational Anti-Patterns with DevOps Solutions. Our conversation branched out to cover DevOps and how writing a book changes your perception of life. The conversation was the most clear-eyed and penetrating conversation on DevOps I have had on the podcast. Jeff challenged all of us to recognize that we can make a difference. Bio: Jeff Smith has been in the technology industry for over 20 years, oscillating between management and individual contributor. Jeff currently serves as the Director of Production Operations for Centro, an advertising software company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Before that he served as the Manager of Site Reliability Engineering at Grubhub. Jeff is passionate about DevOps transformations in organizations large and small, with a particular interest in the psychological aspects of problems in companies. He lives in Chicago with his wife Stephanie and their two kids Ella and Xander. Jeff is currently writing a book Operational Anti-Patterns with DevOps Solutions with Manning publishing due out in Spring of 2020, but available now via their early access program. He's also the chapter president of Blacks in Technology where he strives to introduce the community to the different opportunities in the technology field. Contact Information for Jeff Smith: Web: http://www.allthingsdork.com/ Email: jeffery.d.smith@gmail.com Twitter: @darkandnerdy Re-Read Saturday News This week we transition to Part 4: Maximizing Business Value in Knowledge-Work in Steve Tendon and Daniel Doiron's Tame your Work Flow. We are approximately 40% through according to the Kindle App on my laptop. (Side note: I would like to talk with anyone in the audience that uses a Kindle to read non-fiction books that they will later use for reference; I am working on a buying decision). Remember to buy a copy of Tame your Work Flow to support the authors and blog! Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter – https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) – https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi Week 3: Explicit Mental Models – https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN Week 4: Flow Efficiency, Little's Law and Economic Impact – https://bit.ly/2VrIhoL Week 5: Flawed Mental Models – https://bit.ly/3eqj70m Week 6: Where To Focus Improvement Efforts – https://bit.ly/2DTvOUN Week 7: Introduction to Throughput Accounting and Culture – https://bit.ly/2DbhfLT Week 8: Accounting F(r)iction and Show Me the Money – https://bit.ly/2XmDuWu Week 9: Constraints in the Work Flow and in the Work Process - https://bit.ly/33Uukoz Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 612 will break pattern -- again. Recently I had a conversation with Allan Kelly and Woody Zuill about the topic of coaching and how if you bring all of your capabilities to the table you have transitioned to a guide. Allan and Woody are agile guides.

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 610 features our essay, An Agile Team In a Waterfall Company – Organizing Around The Product Flow. Focusing on getting features and support for a product to market changes how teams and groups organize to solve business problems. This is a standalone essay that can be read as part of a larger theme covering the trials faced by an agile team in a waterfall company. The four separate essays can be found at: An Agile Team In A Waterfall Company - https://bit.ly/3hXpPy5 Postponing Commitment - https://bit.ly/3dBhCfl Values, Principles, and Behaviours - https://bit.ly/2ZsoO8t Organizing Around The Product Flow - https://bit.ly/3k05jhj We also have a visit from Susan Parente with a discussion that I have named, Agile or Traditional, Pick One! Many organizations have to make accommodations for mandated classic project management approaches. Susan provides excellent advice for making these types of scenarios work. Re-Read Saturday News This week we tackle Chapters 7 and 8 of Tame your Work Flow. These two chapters are a case study that knits together operational and financial throughput. Remember to buy a copy of Tame your Work Flow to support the authors and blog! Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter - https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) - https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi Week 3: Explicit Mental Models - https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN Week 4: Flow Efficiency, Little's Law and Economic Impact - https://bit.ly/2VrIhoL Week 5: Flawed Mental Models - https://bit.ly/3eqj70m Week 6: Where To Focus Improvement Efforts - https://bit.ly/2DTvOUN Week 7: Introduction to Throughput Accounting and Culture - https://bit.ly/2DbhfLT Week 8: Accounting F(r)iction and Show Me the Money - https://bit.ly/2XmDuWu Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 611 will feature our interview with Jeff Smith. Jeff discussed his new book, Operations Anti-Patterns: DevOps Solutions. The conversation was the most clear-eyed and penetrating conversation on DevOps I have had on the podcast.

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 609 features our conversation with Dr. David Rico. Dave is returning to the Software Process and Measurement Cast to discuss the concept of agile and collaborative contracts. Contracts and agile don't often work well together. That does not have to be the case! Dr. Rico has been a technical leader in support of NASA, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Army for over 30 years. He has led numerous projects based on Cloud Computing, Lean Thinking, Agile Methods, SOA, Web Services, Six Sigma, FOSS, ISO 9001, CMMI, Baldrige, TQM, Enterprise Architecture, DoDAF, and DoD 5000. He specializes in IT investment analysis, IT portfolio valuation, and IT-enabled change. He has been an international keynote speaker, presented at leading industry conferences, written seven textbooks, published numerous articles, and is a reviewer for multiple systems engineering journals. He is a Certified PMP, CSEP, ACP, CSM, and SAFe Agilist, and teaches at four Washington, DC-area universities. He has been in the field of information systems since 1983. Contact Dr Rico at: Web: davidfrico.com Email: dave1@davidfrico.com Twitter: @dr_david_f_rico Re-Read Saturday News This week we tackle Chapter 6 of Tame your Work Flow. Throughput accounting ties a number of threads together for me. The big one is the linkage between getting value from process improvement and the mental models created by cost accounting. Remember to buy a copy of Tame your Work Flow to support the authors and blog! Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter - https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) - https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi Week 3: Explicit Mental Models - https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN Week 4: Flow Efficiency, Little's Law and Economic Impact - https://bit.ly/2VrIhoL Week 5: Flawed Mental Models - https://bit.ly/3eqj70m Week 6: Where To Focus Improvement Efforts - https://bit.ly/2DTvOUN Week 7: Introduction to Throughput Accounting and Culture - https://bit.ly/2DbhfLT Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 610 will feature our essay An Agile Team In A Waterfall Company – Organizing Around The Product Flow. This is another part of a larger essay that we began last week. We will also have a visit from Susan Parente with a discussion that I have named, Agile or Traditional, Pick One! I know which I would pick (and the answer might not be one of the two).

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 608 features our essay, An Agile Team in a Waterfall Company. Teams like this exist, and sometimes even flourish. Our essay explores how that is possible and how teams in this circumstance can help evolve whole organizations. We have a visit from Gene Hughson with his Form Follows Function column. Gene and I talk about how an architect has to avoid bias generated by the expertise that they have spent years developing. Re-Read Saturday News This week we tackle Chapter 5 (this is the beginning of Part 2) of Tame your Work Flow, The chapter is titled "Where to Focus Improvement Efforts." Part 2 transitions us from improving wait time and flow efficiency and begins a deep dive into the Theory of Constraints (ToC). Remember to buy a copy of Tame your Work Flow to support the authors and blog! Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter - https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) - https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi Week 3: Explicit Mental Models - https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN Week 4: Flow Efficiency, Little's Law and Economic Impact - https://bit.ly/2VrIhoL Week 5: Flawed Mental Models - https://bit.ly/3eqj70m Week 6: Where To Focus Improvement Efforts - https://bit.ly/2DTvOUN Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 609 will feature the return of Dr. David Rico. Dave and I discussed contracting and agile. This a crucial real-world topic that is often swept under the carpet and politely ignored. That won't happen in the SPaMCAST 609.

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 607 features our interview with Mark Tolbert and Susan Parente to discuss their new book Hybrid Project Management: Using Agile with Traditional PM Methodologies to Succeed on Modern Projects. Agile hybrids are often pilloried, Mark and Susan make a strong case that hybrids have a place in delivering value. Without hybrids, there are places that can't go! Mark's Bio Mark has over 30 years of experience in IT, including 27 years at Hewlett-Packard. He successfully managed support programs and projects within HP Services from 1994 through 2007. The programs and projects included a large e-selling program, a multivendor support program for a large telecommunications company, data center relocation projects, and MDM (mobile device management) programs. Reach out to Mark on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mark-tolbert-pmp-pmi-acp-90b9b38 Susan's Bio Susan Parente is a project engineer, consultant, speaker, author, professor, and mentor who leads large complex IT software implementation projects, and the establishment of Enterprise PMOs. She has 23+ years of experience leading software and business development projects in the private and public sectors, including a decade of experience implementing IT projects for the DoD and other federal government agencies. Reach to Susan onLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/susanparente Twitter: @TechRiskManagerWeb: http://s3-tec.com/ Email: parente.s3@gmail.com Re-Read Saturday News This week we tackle Chapter 4 of Tame your Work Flow, The chapter is titled "Utility of Flawed Mental Models." The goal of the chapter is to make sure we understand why reducing wait time makes sense and why that reduction has an impact on delivery. Remember to buy a copy of Tame your Work Flow to support the authors and blog! Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter - https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) - https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi Week 3: Explicit Mental Models - https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN Week 4: Flow Efficiency, Little's Law and Economic Impact - https://bit.ly/2VrIhoL Week 5: Flawed Mental Models - https://bit.ly/3eqj70m Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 608 will feature our essay, An Agile Team In A Waterfall Company. They exist and sometimes even flourish. Our essay explores how that is possible and how teams in this circumstance can evolve. We will also have a visit from Gene Hughson with his Form Follows Function column.

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 606 features our interview with Marco Faella, author of Seriously Good Software: Code that Works, Survives, and Wins. Marco and I discussed quality, craftsmanship, and how being a passionate coder and academic mix. Marco Faella teaches advanced programming at a major Italian university. His published work includes peer-reviewed research articles, a Java certification manual, and a video course on Java streams. His contact data is: Homepage: http://wpage.unina.it/m.faella/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/m_faella Book: https://www.manning.com/books/seriously-good-software I have discount codes (just ask!) Re-Read Saturday News This week we are taking a break from our re-read of Tame your Work Flow to celebrate the 4th of July and my wife's birthday. We will be back next week. Remember to buy a copy of Tame your Work Flow to support the authors and blog! Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter - https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) - https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi Week 3: Explicit Mental Models - https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN Week 4: Flow Efficiency, Little's Law and Economic Impact - https://bit.ly/2VrIhoL Announcements! Patterns Podcast: The first full episode of the Patterns Podcast has been posted on YouTube. In the first full episode, Ben Wozniki and I tackle the concept of User Stories. User Stories are a ubiquitous feature of Agile implementations. We have posted the video on our YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/h_fId4D6NFA We would love to have your feedback. I will not throw a 200 mg file in the audio podcast feed again (we might create another feed). Tom Cagley and Associates Website: We are days away from a website that brings everything together, my company, the blog, and the podcast. We will also be kicking off a newsletter in later July. We are still in the design process so I would really like your input on what makes a great newsletter. One of my favorites is Tim Ferris's 5 Bullet Friday. Email me at tcagley@tomcagley.com. Feel free to send a sample. Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 607 features our interview with Mark Tolbert and Susan Parente to discuss their new book on Hybrid Project Management. Hybrid Project Management. Agile hybrids are often pilloried, Mark and Susan make a strong case that hybrids have a place in delivering value.

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 605 features our interview with Jodie Kane. Jodie and I discussed involving product owners in retrospectives. Jodie suggests the answer should not be cut and dry but rather context-driven. Jodie is a passionate, value-driven servant leader with a unique, energetic style that brings out the best in people and opens space for teams to be self-organizing high performers focused on delivering customer value and getting things done. She has spent a lifetime honing her servant leadership skills, inviting people to work together, and creating space for human engagement to develop innovative, self-organizing, value-driven teams. Contact Jodie on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodieenglekane/ Re-Read Saturday News Chapter 3, Flow Efficiency, Little's Law and Economic Impact, of Tame your Work Flow is incredibly important for understanding the overall book. In your re-read spend the time needed understanding how the themes noted in the chapter title inter-relate. Remember to buy a copy of Tame your Work Flow to support the authors and blog! Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter - https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) - https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi Week 3: Explicit Mental Models - https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN Week 4: Flow Efficiency, Little's Law and Economic Impact - https://bit.ly/2VrIhoL Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 606 features our interview with Marco Faella, author of Seriously Good Software: Code that Works, Survives, and Wins. Marco and I discussed quality, craftsmanship, and how being a passionate coder and academic mix.

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 604 features a presentation that I did on the need for organizations to lean into processes improvement as the COVID-19 disaster abates (at least for the time being). Continuous improvement can't be just a slogan during an economic downturn. We also have a visit from Jon M Quigley with his Alpha and Omega of Product Development Column. Jon and I talked about the definition of quality and whether the concept of quality is a matter of perception. We don't exactly agree . . . what are your thought? Re-Read Saturday News This week we tackle Chapter 2 in our re-read of Tame your Work Flow by Steve Tendon and Daniel Doiron. Chapter 2 continues to explore mental models and focuses on how multitasking robs value from individuals, teams, and organizations. Remember to buy a copy of Tame your Work Flow to support the authors and blog! Week 1: Logistics and Front Matter - https://bit.ly/2LWJ3EY Week 2: Prologue (The Story of Herbie) - https://bit.ly/3h4zmTi Week 3: Explicit Mental Models - https://bit.ly/2UJUZyN Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 605 feature our interview with Jodie Kane. Jodie and I discuss involving product owners in retrospectives. Jodie suggests the answer should not be cut and dry.