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Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 194!\nThe SPaMCAST 194 features my interview with Peter Taylor. \xa0We discussed his new book, The Lazy Project Manager and The Project From Hell. We all have had one . . . Peter's book provides a path to avoid your next project from heck!\nSimply put: \xa0SPEAKER: AUTHOR: TRAINER: COACH: CONSULTANT\nIn depth: Peter is a dynamic and commercially astute professional who has achieved notable success in business.His background is in project management and marketing across three major business areas over the last 28 years and with the last 8 years building and leading PMOs.\nHe is an accomplished communicator, a professional speaker, workshop trainer and PM/PMO consultant.\nPeter is the author of \u2018The Lazy Project Manager\u2019, The Lazy Winner\u2019 and \u2018The Lazy Project Manager and the Project from Hell\u2019 (Infinite Ideas), as well as \u2018Leading Successful PMOs\u2019 (Gower).\nMore information can be found at www.thelazyprojectmanager.com and www.leadingsuccessfulpmos.com \xa0 and www.thelazywinner.com \xa0 \u2013 and through his free podcasts in iTunes.\nThe SPaMCAST 194 is sponsored by LeanKit Kanban.\xa0\nBy now, most of you in the Lean-Agile community have heard of LeanKit, recognized by community leaders and practitioners alike as the most flexible and powerful tool available for implementing visual management. Since their launch in 2009, LeanKit has helped hundreds of companies around the world to quickly and easily model even very complex processes as vertical and horizontal lanes on a virtual whiteboard with cards representing work flowing from step to step.\nWell, LeanKit has now announced the launch of groundbreaking new features that allow even the largest enterprise portfolio and projects to be managed using multiple levels of drill-down Kanban boards, detailed sub-taskboards, and roll-up Lean metrics - as well as a complete overhaul of their user interface that makes LeanKit more attractive, more intuitive, and easier to manage. If you haven't checked out LeanKit or haven't lately, check out the website to explore how they can help Lean-Agile scale within your organization.\xa0\nVisit LeanKit Kanban! (and say hello for the SPaMCAST!)\nShameless Ad for my book!\xa0\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."\nNews just in \xa0. . . We also just got word that the SPM book has been adopted for a class at the University of West Flroida for the Fall.\n\n\nContact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail: \xa0spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail: \xa0+1-206-888-6111Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook: \xa0http://bit.ly/16fBWV\n\nNextThe Software Process and Measurement Cast 195 will feature my essay on the impact of routine on change, innovaton and goals!