SPaMCAST 203 - Leadership and Agile, 5PI Column, Agile and TesTrek Previews

Published: Sept. 16, 2012, 10:11 p.m.

b'Software Process and Measurement Cast 203 features my essay on Leadership and Agile (). \\xa0I discussed how a compliance culture can negatively impact an organization. \\xa0 Bill Fox also delivers the first of his 5PI columns. \\xa0In this installment Bill shares some of the common threads he has mined from his interviews with process improvement leaders. \\xa0Read Bill\'s blog post supporting the column, ! Also in SPaMCAST 203 I continue featuring elevator speeches for the upcoming AgileTrek and TesTrek Conferences. \\xa0 Shameless Ad for my book!\\xa0 Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools, and Techniques 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." NOW AVAILABLE IN CHINESE! Have you bought your copy? 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 Upcoming Conferecnes The conference season is coming. \\xa0I will be speaking at the following conferences and look forward to meeting up with all SPaMCAST listeners and contributors. AgileTrek, November 9th in Toronto\\xa0 http://www.qaiagiletrek.org/2012/agiletrek-at-a-glance/ TesTrek, November 5 - 8 in Toronto http://www.qaitestrek.org/2012Toronto/ ISMA 7, October 28 - 31 in Phoenix, AZ http://www.ifpug.org/?page_id=252 \\xa0 Next: The Software Process and Measurement Cast 204 will feature my interview with Jason Yip. \\xa0Be ready to visit the edges of agile and lean!'