SPaMCAST 197 - Inertia, Introducing Bill Fox

Published: July 29, 2012, 10:55 p.m.

b'The Software Process and Measurement Cast 197 has two parts! \\xa0The first part of the Cast features my essay "What do you do when inertia wins?" The second part introduces a new column written by my friend and listener, Bill Fox. \\xa0Bill is the creator of and will bring the lessons he has learned to the SPaMCAST! The SPaMCAST 197 is sponsored by LeanKit Kanban.\\xa0 By 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. Well, 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 Visit LeanKit Kanban! (and say hello for the SPaMCAST!) \\xa0 Shameless Ad for my book!\\xa0 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." News just in \\xa0. . . We also just got word that the SPM book has been adopted for a class at the University of West Florida for the Fall. \\xa0 Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement Cast Email: \\xa0spamcastinfo@gmail.com Voicemail: \\xa0+1-206-888-6111 Website: www.spamcast.net Twitter: www.twitter.com/tcagley Facebook: \\xa0http://bit.ly/16fBWV \\xa0 Next The Software Process and Measurement Cast 198 will feature a wonderful interview Philippe Back covering culture and organizational change. \\xa0Philippe is another long-time listener that is bringing his phenomenal intellect to the podcast!'