SPaMCAST 13: Gack, Lean Six Sigma, Outsourcing

Published: July 15, 2007, 9:12 p.m.

b'Software Process and MeasurementShow 13!\\n\\n\\n\\nSix Month Anniversary\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nShow Thirteen features\\nan interview with Gary Gack on Lean Six Sigma.\\xa0\\xa0\\nThe interview is phenomenal!\\xa0 Gary is the founder of Process-Fusion.net and holds an MBA\\nfrom the Wharton School.\\xa0\\nHe is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. In addition an ASQ Certified Software\\nQuality Engineer (CSQE), a Visiting Scientist with the Software Engineering\\nInstitute where he co-authored the "Measuring for Performance Driven\\nImprovement 1" course for which he is an authorized instructor, and he\\nholds the ITIL Foundation Certification. He has more than 40 years of diverse\\nexperience in the software and IT industry, including more than 20 years\\nfocused on process improvement.\\xa0 Gary can be reach by\\nemail at \\nor by phone at (904) 579-1894.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nThe essay for\\nthis cast is titled, \\u201cAchieving Balance in Outsourcing Governance.""\\xa0 The text of this commentary can be found at my\\npersonal blog, .\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nRemember that\\ncomments and feedback are welcome!\\xa0 \\n\\n\\nThere are a\\nnumber of ways to share your thoughts . . .\\xa0 \\n\\n\\nEmail\\nSPaMCAST at\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 spamcastinfo@gmail.com\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nVoice\\nmessages can be left at 1-206-888-6111\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nTwitter\\n\\u2013 www.twitter.com/tcagley\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nIt is my intent\\nto share all emails and voice messages!\\xa0 \\n\\n\\n\\n\\nFuture\\nEvents: \\n\\n\\n\\n\\nOn August 23 I will\\npresent a DCG / CAI Webinar: titled Measure\\nTwice, Implement Once at 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT .\\xa0 See \\nfor details.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nIn\\nSeptember, I will\\xa0 be presenting \\u2018Life\\non the Edge: Counting Weird Things on the Web\\u2019 on Thursday September 13th\\nat 11:20 at the International Software Measurement and Analysis Conference in Las Vegas.\\xa0 The conference and workshops run from Sunday\\nSeptember 9 througth the 14th.\\xa0 Details\\nare available at http://www.ifpug.org/educational/workshopagenda2007.htm \\n\\n\\n\\n\\nNext\\nSoftware Process and Measurement Cast: \\n\\n\\n\\n\\nThe next Software\\nProcess and Measurement Cast features an interview with M.A. Parthasarathy, Mr.\\nParthasarathy is the author of Practical Software Estimation which was recently\\npublished by Addison Wesley.\\xa0 It is\\ninterviews like this that remind of why I started SPaMCAST. I enjoyed the\\ndiscussion and you will get a ton out of it.'