SPaMCAST 21 - Mason, Sourcing Metrics Programs, Teams

Published: Nov. 5, 2007, 1:27 a.m.

b'Software Process and Measurement\\nShow 21! \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nShow 21 features an\\ninterview with Miranda Mason of Accenture on metrics consulting and sourcing\\nprograms.\\xa0 The interview has a ton of\\ninformation on how to make metrics programs useful and how to approach sourcing\\nthese kinds of programs. MS Mason is the global Performance Management and\\nmetrics lead for Accenture\\u2019s Outsourcing practice. She has extensive experience\\nin IT metrics, Balanced Scorecards, Six Sigma, and application outsourcing.\\nMiranda lives in Denver\\nwith her husband and 3 year old son. \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nThe\\nessay is titled \\u201cMarine Corp Marathon 10k and\\nProcess Improvement, One Year Later . . ." The text of this commentary can be\\nfound at .\\xa0 Comments and corrections are welcome!\\n\\n\\nRemember\\nthat comments and feedback are welcome!\\xa0 \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nThere are a\\nnumber of ways to share your thoughts . . \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n Email SPaMCAST at\\xa0\\n Voice messages can be left at 1-206-888-6111\\n Twitter \\u2013 \\n BLOG \\u2013 \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nFuture Events:\\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\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nNext\\nSoftware Process and Measurement Cast: \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nThe next Software Process\\nand Measurement Cast will feature a brilliant interview with Joe Levens of Wolters\\nKluwer on configuration management (CM).'