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SPaMCAST 24 -\nEdelson, Coaching, Specialization\n\n\n\n\n\n\n** Note \u2013 Traceability paper will be\nout on the feed this week. **\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShow 24 features an interview with Marilyn Edelson,\na Principal at IT Decisions Coaching LLC. \xa0The interview covers project management,\nleadership, the similarities, differences and how coaching can make both better.\xa0 This was a wide ranging interview with lots\nof tips and take \u201caways"!\n\n\nMarilyn Edelson, cofounder, is a Master Certified\nCoach, entrepreneur and certified Best Year Yet\xae program leader with over 25\nyears experience in behavioral management. She has has been coaching\nexecutives, managers and corporate teams for the past 10 years and was voted\n'Top 10 Coach 2007' by Women's Business Boston (a division of The Boston\nHerald). She has a strong behavioral background and easily integrates the\nprincipals of emotional and social intelligence with the structured, measurable\nresults oriented approach provided by the Best Year Yet\xae system and DiSC\nbehavioral and values assessment tools. She teaches, mentors and trains professional\ncoaches, and is the coaching consultant for the first National Institute of\nHealth study on the efficacy of coaching in healthcare. She holds a Master of\nScience degree from Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts. \n\n\xa0\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHere are the links for ITDC and Marilyn!\n\n\n\n\nIT Decisions Coaching - \n\n\n\n\nITDC email:\xa0 \n\n\n\n\nMarilyn\u2019s email:\xa0\nm.edelson@itdecisionscoaching.com\n\n\nThe essay this\nweek is titled \u201cSpecialization: Making It Work For You!" The essay seeks to\nanswer the question, \u201cwhen did process, documentation and certifications become\nthe goal rather than a path for attaining project success?"\xa0\xa0 This\nfrightening question caused me to relate two seemingly different concepts\nduring quite times of contemplation over the past few weeks.\xa0 The first\nwas the impact of hyper-specialization in the process improvement world (and by\nextension anywhere it is used) and the second was a need to refocus process improvement\ngroups on helping organizations deliver project results.\xa0 This could be scary stuff but solvable and\nsolvable in a way that won\u2019t break the bank.\xa0\nThe text of the essay can be found at .\xa0 Comments and corrections are welcome.\n\nThere\nare a number of ways to share your thoughts . . \n\n\n\n\n\n Email SPaMCAST at\xa0\n Voice messages can be left at\n 1-206-888-6111\n Twitter \u2013 \n BLOG \u2013 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\xa0Future\nEvents and the next . . .\n\n\n\n\nI\nhave a couple of free webinars coming up in early 2008.\xa0 The first is \u201cGetting Performance Improvement\nOut of Your Software Process Improvement" on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:00 AM\n- 11:30 AM EDT\n\n\n\n\nAnd\nthe second is titled \u201cA Cost Effective Approach to Enterprise Wide Software\nProcess Improvement" May 22nd, 2008 at 10:00 am - 11:30 am Eastern Time\n\n\n\n\nMore\ninformation and registration information can be found at \n\n\n\n\nNext\nSoftware Process and Measurement Cast: \n\n\n\n\nThe next\nSoftware Process and Measurement Cast features an interview with Grady Booch chief\nscientist of (now a part of ).\xa0 We will discuss structure, design,\narchitecture, agility and discipline amongst other things.\xa0 This is another of those interviews where you\nwill want to take notes!