SPaMCAST 22 Levens, Configuration Management, Attention as an Asset

Published: Nov. 25, 2007, 9:56 p.m.

b'** I know this show is a\\nweek late.\\xa0 I had a motherboard failure;\\nI am working on a replacement. **\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nShow 22 features an\\ninterview with Joe Levens of Wolters Kluwer discussing Configuration Management\\n(CM).\\xa0 Joe\\nhas worked in development, testing, configuration management, and process\\nimprovement roles for 24 years. He formed and led the Configuration Management\\ngroup at Reuters for 8 years, which performed a unique process of integrity\\nchecking on software releases, to significantly improve product quality\\ndelivered to the customer. His group managed an average of 1000 software and\\ndocument releases per year, distributed globally. Joseph is currently a Program\\nManager for Wolters Kluwer, where he chairs a Software Process Improvement\\nCollaboration Forum among organizations throughout North\\n America.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\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\\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\\n\\nThe\\nessay is titled "Attention as an Asset in Outsourcing".\\xa0 The text of this commentary can be found at www.tcagley.wordpress.com.\\xa0 Comments and corrections are welcome.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nRemember\\nthat comments and feedback are welcome!\\xa0 \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nThere are a\\nnumber of ways to share your thoughts . . \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n Email SPaMCAST at\\xa0spamcastinfo@gmail.com\\n Voice messages can be left at 1-206-888-6111\\n Twitter - www.twitter.com/tcagley\\n BLOG \\u2013 www.tcagley.wordpress.com\\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 features an interview with Johanna Rothman titled \\u201cProject\\nManagement in the Post Waterfall World.\\xa0\\nJohanna is an author, consultant and guru if you have any interest in\\nProject Management you will not want to miss this interview!'