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Software Process and Measurement\nShow 18!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShow 18 features an interview with Kent Beck discussing\ntransparency. \xa0Kent Beck is the Founder\nand Director of Three Rivers Institute (TRI). His career has combined the practice\nof software development with reflection, innovation, and communication. His\ncontributions to software development include patterns for software, the\nrediscovery of test-first programming, the xUnit family of developer testing\ntools, and Extreme Programming. He currently divides his time between writing,\nprogramming, and coaching. Beck is the author/co-author of Extreme Programming\nExplained: Embrace Change 2nd Edition, Contributing to Eclipse, Test-Driven\nDevelopment: By Example, Planning Extreme Programming, The Smalltalk Best\nPractice Patterns, and the JUnit Pocket Guide.\xa0 He received his B.S. and\nM.S. in Computer Science from the University\nof Oregon. \xa0\n\n\nThe Three Rivers Institute can be found at www.threeriversinstitute.org/\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe\nessay in this cast is three mini-segments of a new thread titled \u201cLife Lessons\nin Measurement and Process Improvement."\xa0\nThe text of this commentary can be found at .\xa0 Comments and corrections are welcome.\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRemember\nthat comments and feedback are welcome!\xa0 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere\nare a number of ways to share your thoughts . . .\xa0 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmail\nSPaMCAST at\xa0spamcastinfo@gmail.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVoice\nmessages can be left at 1-206-888-6111\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTwitter\n\u2013 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBLOG\n\u2013 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFuture\nEvents: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn October 11 I will be\npresenting a DCG / CAI Webinar titled Benchmarking Performance for the Bottom\nLine - October 11th, 2007, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EST go to \nwebsite to register.\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn\nTuesday November 13th I am presenting Traceability:\nA Proposal for a Scalable Approach, Agile To Formal at the Fourth Annual\nInternational Conference on Software Process Improvement in Orlando.\xa0\xa0\xa0\nInformation can be found at .\xa0 On November 16th I will be delivering a\ntutorial titled \u201cImplementing\nan Effective Measurement Program."\xa0\nSpamcast listeners should let me know if you are coming and we can\nschedule a meet up. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNext\nSoftware Process and Measurement Cast: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe next Software Process\nand Measurement Cast will feature an interview Dave Garmus covering IFPUG\nFunction Points, if you are interested in functional measurement this is a must\ncast.