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Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 120.\nSPaMCAST 122 features my interview with Ted Theodoropoulos.\xa0 Ted and I talked about technical debt and whether the definition of techincal needs to be expanded to address the needs of our industry.\xa0\nTed\u2019s background in technology began in the early 1980s developing applications in BASIC on the first personal computers.\xa0 It was during a school project that he first came in contact with technical debt\xa0 while collaborating with classmates to develop a video game for the TI-99/4a.\xa0 The project was loosely coordinated and faced immediate integration challenges when collaborators submitted their code forcing an extensive refactoring exercise.\xa0 Ted went on to earn his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Masters in Business Administration from the Belk College of Business at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.\nAs a Senior Vice President at Bank of America, Ted held a number of leadership roles during his ten years in Technology Audit and Operational Risk Management.\xa0 These roles focused on identifying and managing technology related risks throughout the Bank\u2019s vast infrastructure. Ted integrated Six Sigma methodologies into his technology risk management work, earning DFSS Green and Black Belt Certifications.\xa0 His Green Belt work led to a United States Patent for which he was recognized with the 2007 Best of Six Sigma Award. Prior to joining Bank of America, Ted was a product specialist at Microsoft providing guidance and support on database technologies where he became a Microsoft Certified Professional and a Certified Scrum Master.\nTed is currently the president of Acrowire!\nWork Website: Ted's Blog:\xa0 Email: twitter: \nShameless 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 is on the bookshelves!\xa0 According to Firas Al-Sheikh of Amman,Jordan, "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process,neither for you or your team."\xa0Have you bought your copy?\nContact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail:\xa0 Voicemail:\xa0 +1-206-888-6111Website: Twitter: Facebook:\xa0 \nNext!SPaMCAST 123 will talk about burn down charts (and maybe burn up charts) which will be part of the\nMetrics Minute.