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Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 126\nSPaMCAST 126 features my interview with Phillip A. LaPlante discussing his book in specific and requirements in general.\xa0 A real powerhouse discussion of requirements.\nDr. Phil Laplante is Professor of Software Engineering at Penn State. His interests are in software and systems engineering, project management, and software testing and security. Prior to his academic career Dr. Laplante spent several years as a software engineer and project manager working on avionics, computer aided design and software test systems. He has authored or edited 27 books and has published more than 200 scholarly papers. Recently, he was named by the National Council of Engineering Examiners to Chair the committee that will develop the examination, which will be used to license Professional Engineers in the practice of Software Engineering.\nLaplante received his B.S., M.Eng., and Ph.D. in Systems Planning & Management, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Science, respectively, from Stevens Institute of Technology and an MBA from the University of Colorado. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and SPIE and a member of numerous other professional societies, program committees, and boards. He is a licensed professional engineer in Pennsylvania and a Certified Software Development Professional.\nEmail: Website: \nRemember:\nThis podcast will post at the beginning of the SEPG NA in Portland, Oregon, March 21-24, 2011 \xa0 I will be attending the conference and manning the David Consulting Booth.\xa0\xa0 Look me up!\nI will be speaking at the QAI Quest 2011 in Boston April 6 - 8 If you are attending and would like to get together just drop me a note, text, tweet or phone call!\nShameless Ad for my book!\n 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, 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 127 I will\xa0 begin reading my paper on PMOs in an Agile Organization titled "Agile is from Venus and PMOs are from Mars". I promise . . . unless less another topic demands that I address it!