Software Process and Measurement Cast

SPaMCAST 458 features our interview with Billie Schuttpelz. We discussed why many organizations need help learning to use agile and lean. We delved into the role of the coach and facilitator in helping an organization change and shape the message of change. If you are involved in organizational transformations this is a must-listen interview. Billie's short bio: Billie is a 'force of nature' breaking up the boulders blocking transformation; building bridges between technical people and business partners. She applies the perspective gained in a 20 year career including engagements in 5 countries to provide dynamic creativity and positive energy to everything she does. Billie's ability to make the impossible seem possible is what powers agile transformations. We also have a promo for 2017 Agile Leadership Summit: Mark your calendar for an entirely new class of business conference. More "business theater" than conference, the 2017 Agile Leadership Summit (September 22nd in Washington, DC) is sponsored by AgileCxO (agilecxo.org). It features an integrated mix of six vignettes on Agile leadership, two fantastic industry keynotes, and onstage jazz musicians who are demonstrating agility, iteration, and excellence throughout. Learn more at http://agilecxo.org. For other events, SPaMCAST team members will be attending check the recent blog entry titled Upcoming Conferences and Webinars! Re-Read Saturday News This week Steven dives into Chapter 7 of Paul Gibbons' book The Science of Successful Organizational Change. Change is a central activity of every organization. How changes happen is not as straightforward as commanding that change happens. No one likes to be changed or manipulated. Self-organization maximizes the impact of change but alas no change is like waving a magic wand. Remember to use the link in the essay to buy a copy of the book to support the author, the podcast, and the blog! This week and previous installments: Week 1: Game Plan Week 2: Introduction Week 3: Failed Change Week 4: Introduction to Part 1 and Fragility to Change-Agility Week 5: Governance and the Psychology of Risk Week 6: Decision Making in Complex and Ambiguous Environments Week 7: Chapter 5: Cognitive Bias and Failed Strategies Week 8: Misunderstanding Human Behavior Week 9: The Science of Changing Behaviors A Call To Action You can help bring more listeners to the Software Process and Measurement Cast! If you even got a single new idea this week while listening to the podcast, please give the SPaMCAST a short, honest review in iTunes, Stitcher or wherever you are listening. If you leave a review somewhere, please send a copy to spamcastinfo@gmail.com we will call you out on the show! Reviews help guide people to the cast and blog! If you interested in promoting your conference or event on the Software Process and Measurement Cast please reach out to us at spamcastinfo@gmail.com to discuss how that can happen! Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 459 will feature our essay on resistance. Organizational change is a common, almost ubiquitous, feature in today's business world. Change is known under many monikers ranging from transformation to creative destruction. The variety of names is a portent to the one constant in any organizational change, that of resistance. Some resistance is inevitable even if everyone is involved in the plan. We will also have columns from Gene Hughson (Form Follows Function) and Jeremy Berriault (QA Corner). Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, for you or your team." Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.

SPaMCAST 457 features our essay on cognitive biases and their impact on decision making. If you doubt the impact of biases on decision making, read chapter five of The Science of Successful Organizational Change (current Re-read Saturday Book) and listen to this week's podcast! Our second column this week is from Jon M Quigley (The Alpha and Omega of Product Development), Jon continues his theme of learning organizations with penetrating insight on how a learning organization evolves. Kim Pries (The Software Sensei) anchors the cast this week with a strong argument that if you want to improve the software you are delivering begin by hiring the right people! We also have a promo for 2017 Agile Leadership Summit: Mark your calendar for an entirely new class of business conference. More "business theater" than a conference, the 2017 Agile Leadership Summit (September 22nd in Washington, DC) is sponsored by AgileCxO (agilecxo.org). It features an integrated mix of six vignettes on Agile leadership, two fantastic industry keynotes, and onstage jazz musicians who are demonstrating agility, iteration, and excellence throughout. Learn more at http://agilecxo.org. Re-Read Saturday News This week Steven dives into Chapter 6 of Paul Gibbons' book The Science of Successful Organizational Change. There are a lot of techniques that I see used on a daily basis that are based on pop psychology. Confronting the true believers is often a lot like jousting at windmills. Remember to use the link in the essay to buy a copy of the book to support the author, the podcast, and the blog! This week and previous installments: Week 1: Game Plan Week 2: Introduction Week 3: Failed Change Week 4: Introduction to Part 1 and Fragility to Change-Agility Week 5: Governance and the Psychology of Risk Week 6: Decision Making in Complex and Ambiguous Environments Week 7: Chapter 5: Cognitive Bias and Failed Strategies Week 8: Misunderstanding Human Behavior A Call To Action You can help bring more listeners to the Software Process and Measurement Cast! If you even got a single new idea this week while listening to the podcast, please give the SPaMCAST a short, honest review in iTunes, Stitcher or wherever you are listening. If you leave a review somewhere, please send a copy to spamcastinfo@gmail.com we will call you out on the show! Reviews help guide people to the cast and blog! If you interested in promoting your conference or event on the Software Process and Measurement Cast please reach out to us at spamcastinfo@gmail.com to discuss how that can happen! Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 458 will feature our interview with Billie Schuttpelz. We discussed why many organizations need help learning to use agile and lean. We delved into the role of the facilitator helping an organization change and shaping the message. If you are involved in organizational transformations this is a must-listen interview. Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, for you or your team." Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.

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. Jeff Dalton is President of Broadsword, a Process Innovation firm, and Chief Evangelist at AgileCxO.org, an Agile Leadership Research and Development center that develops models for high-performing agile teams. Jeff is the principal author of "A Guide to Scrum and CMMI," published by the CMMI Institute, and is a SCAMPI Lead Appraiser and Certified Agile Leadership Consultant that specializes in software product development, self-organizing teams, and performance modeling. Jeff's previous appearances on the Software Process and Measurement Cast include SPaMCAST 433 - Jeff Dalton, Holacracy is the Future SPaMCAST 366 – Jeff Dalton, 12 Attributes of Great and Agile Organizations SPaMCAST 296 – Jeff Dalton, CMMI, Agile, Resiliency SPaMCAST 176 - Jeff Dalton, CMMI, Scrum and Agile We also have a promo for 2017 Agile Leadership Summit: Mark your calendar for an entirely new class of business conference. More "business theater" than a conference, the 2017 Agile Leadership Summit (September 22nd in Washington, DC) is sponsored by AgileCxO (agilecxo.org). It features an integrated mix of six vignettes on Agile leadership, two fantastic industry keynotes, and onstage jazz musicians who are demonstrating agility, iteration, and excellence throughout. Learn more at http://agilecxo.org. Re-Read Saturday News This week Steven dives into Chapter 5 of Paul Gibbons' book The Science of Successful Organizational Change. Cognitive biases are a topic that the Software Process and Measurement Blog has explored multiple times. Cognitive biases are important decision-making tools. Gibbons' words have helped to crystallize our thinking on cognitive biases and logical fallacies in this chapter. Remember to use the link in the essay to buy a copy of the book to support the author, the podcast, and the blog! This week and previous installments: Week 1: Game Plan Week 2: Introduction Week 3: Failed Change Week 4: Introduction to Part 1 and Fragility to Change-Agility Week 5: Governance and the Psychology of Risk Week 6: Decision Making in Complex and Ambiguous Environments Week 7: Chapter 5: Cognitive Bias and Failed Strategies A Call To Action You can help bring more listeners to the Software Process and Measurement Cast! If you even got a single new idea this week while listening to the podcast, please give the SPaMCAST a short, honest review in iTunes, Stitcher or wherever you are listening. If you leave a review somewhere, please send a copy to spamcastinfo@gmail.com we will call you out on the show! Reviews help guide people to the cast and blog! If you interested in promoting your conference or event on the Software Process and Measurement Cast please reach out to us at spamcastinfo@gmail.com to discuss how that can happen! Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 457 will feature our most recent essay on cognitive biases and their impact on decision making. If you doubt the impact of biases on decision making, read chapter five of The Science of Successful Organizational Change then listen to next week's podcast! We will also have columns from Jon M Quigley (The Alpha and Omega of Product Development) and Kim Pries (The Software Sensei). Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, for you or your team." Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.

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. Michael's Bio: Michael King serves as Chief Technology Officer at Halfaker and Associates (www.halfaker.com), leading customer solution architecture, internal IT operations, business process architecture, and quality management activities. Michael has 14 years of systems engineering, project management, and process design experience within the Federal contracting industry. He has previously served as Halfaker's Chief Operating Officer. Prior to Halfaker, Michael worked within Lockheed Martin's Critical Infrastructure Protection group, providing system engineering support related to identity management, physical security, and cyber security. Michael holds a Bachelors in Computer Engineering from the University of Virginia, a Masters in Information Systems and Technology from Johns Hopkins, and several professional certifications (PMP, PMI-ACP, SAFe SA). Michael King writes about organization design, Agile, and process management at https://designinggreatorganizations.com. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikehking LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikehking/D Re-Read Saturday News This week Steven dives into Chapter 3 of Paul Gibbons' book The Science of Successful Organizational Change. This chapter has provided me several sleepless nights considering the difference between complicated and complex systems. Understanding the difference is important making change happen, work, and stick! Remember to use the link in the essay to buy a copy of the book to support the author, the podcast, and the blog! This week and previous installments: Week 1: Game Plan Week 2: Introduction Week 3: Failed Change Week 4: Introduction to Part 1 and Fragility to Change-Agility Week 5: Governance and the Psychology of Risk Week 6: Decision Making in Complex and Ambiguous Environments A Call To Action You can help bring more listeners to the Software Process and Measurement Cast! If you even got a single new idea this week while listening to the podcast, please give the SPaMCAST a short, honest review in iTunes, Stitcher or wherever you are listening. If you leave a review somewhere, please send a copy to spamcastinfo@gmail.com we will call you out on the show! Reviews help guide people to the cast and blog! Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 456 will feature our interview with Jeff Dalton. We are going back to the even episode paradigm (even number episodes will be interviews) beginning next week. Jeff discussed leadership and whether leaderships more or less important in the Agile, dynamic world we find ourselves inhabiting. Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, for you or your team." Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.

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. In this installment of the QA Corner, we discuss the function of a QA Lead. Check out Jeremy's blog at the QA Corner! Gene Hughson anchors the cast with his Form Follows Function blog to the SPaMCAST to discuss the entry, Trash or Treasure – What's Your Legacy? Gene begins with the contentious topic of legacy systems. Re-Read Saturday News We continue re-reading The Science of Successful Organizational Change. Steven Adams is leading this re-read. In this week's entry, we cover the introduction to Part 2 and chapter 3. Gibbon's takes us down the path of strategy and uncertainty. Remember to buy your copy. This week and previous installments: Week 1: Game Plan Week 2: Introduction Week 3: Failed Change Week 4: Introduction to Part 1 and Fragility to Change-Agility Week 5: Governance and the Psychology of Risk A Call To Action You can help bring more listeners to the Software Process and Measurement Cast! If you even got a single new idea this week while listening to the podcast, please give the SPaMCAST a short, honest review in iTunes, Stitcher or wherever you are listening. If you leave a review somewhere, please send a copy to spamcastinfo@gmail.com. Reviews help guide people to the cast! Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 455 will feature our interview with Michael King. We talked about his approach to Agile, process improvement and the CMMI at Halfaker and Associates. When you deliver contracting and consulting, effectiveness for your clients it is the bottom line that matters. Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, for you or your team." Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.

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. James's bio: James Shore teaches, writes, and consults on Agile development processes. He is a recipient of the Agile Alliance's Gordon Pask Award for Contributions to Agile Practice, co-creator of the Agile Fluency™ Model, co-author of /The Art of Agile Development/, and host of "Let's Code: Test-Driven JavaScript." InfoQ has named him one of the "most influential people in Agile." You can find his screencasts at letscodejavascript.com, essays at jamesshore.com, and more about the Agile Fluency Project at agilefluency.org. Re-Read Saturday News Today we continue re-reading The Science of Successful Organizational Change led by Steven Adams. This week Steven addresses the introduction to Part 1 and Chapter 2. In the introduction to Part 1 Gibbon's tells us that we live in a world of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) and in Chapter 2 that we have to transition from change fragility to change-agility. Remember to buy your copy. Previous installments: Week 1: Game Plan Week 2: Introduction Week 3: Failed Change Week 4: Introduction to Part 1 and Fragility to Change-Agility A Call To Action We are often asked how listeners can help the Software Process and Measurement Cast. The simplest and effective way you can help is to give the SPaMCAST a short, honest review in iTunes, Stitcher or wherever you are listening. If you leave a review, please send a copy to spamcastinfo@gmail.com. Reviews help guide people to the cast! Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 454 will feature our essay and checklists for iteration planning. Starting well and ending well are highly related! We will also have columns from Gene Hughson (Form Follows Function) and Jeremy Berriault (QA Corner). Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, for you or your team." Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.

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. Just like any other retrospective, the goal is to change the trajectory of the path you are on. Kim Pries, the Software Sensei, discusses ethics in software. Ethics guide (or they don't) practitioners of all types. Many certification organizations include ethics statements but rarely have the teeth to enforce those ethics. Kim asks whether this approach makes sense. Anchoring the cast is Jon M Quigley with his Alpha and Omega of Product Development column. Jon is beginning a three column theme on the impact of people and learning on product development. One of the places you can find Jon is at Value Transformation LLC. Re-Read Saturday News Today we continue re-reading The Science of Successful Organizational Change led by Steven Adams. THis week we dive into Chapter One titled Failed Change: The Greatest Preventable Cost to Business? The frightening part of this chapter is how intimately it resonates based on personal observation. Remember to buy your copy. Previous installments: Week 1: Game Plan Week 2: Introduction Week 3: Failed Change A Call To Action You can help share the Software Process and Measurement Cast! If you even got a single new idea this week while listening to the podcast, please give the SPaMCAST a short, honest review in iTunes, Stitcher or wherever you are listening. If you leave a review somewhere, please send a copy to spamcastinfo@gmail.com. Reviews help guide people to the cast! Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 453 will feature our interview with James Shore. We began with a discussion of the Agile Fluency Model, the concepts, and ideas that led to the model and then got into topics such as whether Agile can ever be method agnostic. Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, for you or your team." Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.

SPaMCAST 451 features our interview with Askhat Urazbaev. Askhat brings a very pragmatic view of Agile in all of its many forms to the Software Process and Measurement Cast. This interview covers a lot of ground, ranging from defining Agile to the impact of corporate and national cultures on what works and what doesn't work. We dove directly into the interview with very little preamble! Askhat's bio: Askhat Urazbaev made a typical career moving from junior developer to project manager in different software companies. Later on, in Luxoft, Askhat as a process architect was he was engaged in adopting "heavyweight" methodologies in different departments of the company. Happily, thanks to one of the customers, Askhatwas exposed to some knowledge of Agile. The new way of development looked very effective. Askhat has participated in several Agile projects in different roles. In 2006 Askhat started to help teams and departments to adopt Agile methodologies in Luxoft. In March, he has started Russian Agile Community (AgileRussia.ru). In 2008 Askhat founded company ScrumTrek which consults, trains and helps companies in their transition to Agile. Among the customers of ScrumTrek such companies as Skype, Yandex, Rambler, Alfa-Bank, Sberbank and many others. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/urazbaev Twitter: zibsun Web: https://scrumtrek.ru/ Re-Read Saturday News Today we continue re-reading The Science of Successful Organizational Change. Steven Adams (SPaMCAST 437, SPaMCAST 412 and nearly every entry in the Re-read Saturday series) is doing a great job leading this re-read. Remember to use the link to buy a copy to support the podcast and blog. This week, Steven discusses the introduction to "The Science of Successful Organizational Change" (get your copy). Gibbons dives directly into the meat of the book in the introduction. If you typically jump over the introduction to get to chapter one I would urge you to change your pattern at least for this book! Previous installments: Week 1: Game Plan Week 2: Introduction A Call To Action You can help share the Software Process and Measurement Cast! If you even got a single new idea this week while listening to the podcast, please give the SPaMCAST a short, honest review in iTunes, Stitcher or wherever you are listening. If you leave a review somewhere, please send a copy to spamcastinfo@gmail.com. Reviews help guide people to the cast! Next SPaMCAST THe Software Process and Measurement Cast 452 will feature our essay on personal process improvement along with columns from Jon M Quigley (The Alpha and Omega of Product Development) and Kim Pries (The Software Sensei).

SPaMCAST 450 features our essay on Product Roadmaps. Roadmaps link an organization's strategy to action. Product roadmaps are directional and answer the question of where we are going and why. As with any powerful tool, roadmaps giveth when used wisely and taketh away when used less wisely. We also visit with Gene Hughson. Gene brings his great Form Follows Function blog to the podcast. We discussed the entry Holistic Architecture – Keeping the Gears Turning. After you listen to our conversation remember that roadmaps are a way to avoid your products not to resemble a bunch of spare parts flying in close formation. Re-Read Saturday News Today we will begin the next book in the Re-read Saturday Series, The Science of Successful Organizational Change. Steven Adams (SPaMCAST 437, SPaMCAST 412 and nearly every entry in the Re-read Saturday series) will lead this re-read. Remember to use the link to buy a copy to support the podcast and blog. Steven begins the re-read by describing how he found the Paul Gibbon's book "The Science of Successful Organizational Change" (get your copy) searching "Agile Change Management" on Amazon. A Call To Action You can help the podcast. If you even got a single new idea this week while listening to the podcast, please give the SPaMCAST a short, honest review in iTunes, Stitcher or wherever you are listening. If you leave a review somewhere, please send a copy to spamcastinfo@gmail.com. Reviews help guide people to the cast! Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 451 will feature our interview with James Shore. We began with a discussion of the Agile Fluency Model, the concepts, and ideas that led to the model and then got into topics such as whether Agile can ever be method agnostic. Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, for you or your team." Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.

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. Jasveer Singh holds a Master of Technology degree in Computer Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and has studied Executive Master in Management at École de Commerce Solvay, Brussels, Belgium. He has about 30 years of valuable senior-level international experience in the ICT area and has worked in the top IT/Telecom equipment manufacturer, operator, consultancy, and service companies in different countries (Bharat Electronics Limited, Alcatel, Siemens Business Services, WorldCom, Logica, and Sigos in India, France, Australia, Belgium, and Germany). A significant part of this experience has been in the management of software development (analysis, design, coding, testing), system design, quality assurance/control, and project management while working with different programming languages, object-oriented technology, database management systems, etc. His in-depth experience in these software domains led him to realize the improvements needed in the currently available methodologies for software size measurement and to develop the Functional Software Size Measurement Methodology with Effort Estimation and Performance Indication (FSSM) which is a thorough methodology and great help for software projects. Currently, he is based in Belgium and is the director of EUSFP. E-mail: js@fssm.software LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasveer-singh-11230a12/ FSSM book: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1119238056.html FSSM online book: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119238126 FSSM website: www.fssm.software Re-Read Saturday News This week we wrap up our re-read of Holacracy: The New Management System for a Rapidly Changing World by Brian J. Robertson which was published by Henry Holt and Company in 2015. The concepts in Holacracy are an important addition to the discussion of management, governance, and leadership in the 21st Century. Read or re-read this week's installment for more thoughts and comments! Catch up on the all of the Holacracy entries: Week 1: Logistics and Introduction Week 2: Evolving Organization Week 3: Distribution Authority Week 4: Organizational Structure Week 5: Governance Week 6: Operations Week 7: Facilitating Governance Week 8: Strategy and Dynamic Control Week 9 Adopting Holacracy Week 10: Moving Toward Holacracy Week 11: Experience of Holacracy Week 12: The Wrap Up Next, we will begin the next book in our Re-read series, The Science of Successful Organizational Change. (I ordered my copy have you?). Remember to use the link to buy a copy in order to support the podcast and blog. The reread will be led by Steven Adams. I am looking forward to sitting on the other side of the table during the next re-read! Visit the Software Process and Measurement Cast blog to participate in this and previous re-reads. Reviews and A Call To Action A recent review on ITunes from Yetanotherjr was titled, Always something to learn. Yetanotherjr wrote, "What I love about this podcast is that I learn something from every guest. I might not agree with everything that a guest says, but I learned something. A terrific source of thinking and learning." Thank you! I am humbled and look forward to bringing new ideas and voices to the software community for a long time to come! You can help the podcast. If you even got a single new idea this week while listening to the podcast, please give the SPaMCAST a short, honest review in iTunes, Stitcher or wherever you are listening. If you leave a review please send a copy to spamcastinfo@gmail.com. Reviews help guide people to the cast! Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 450 will feature an essay on Product Roadmaps. Roadmaps link an organization's strategy to action. Product roadmaps are directional, answer the question of where we are going and why. As with any powerful tool, roadmaps giveth when used wisely and taketh away when used less wisely. We will also have columns from Gene Hughson and Jon M Quigley! Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, for you or your team." Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.