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SPaMCAST 25 - Booch,\nOmnibus Framework\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA few hours late . . . for some reason Audacity and Vista had a wrestling match this afternoon.\xa0 A couple of reinstalls later we are back in action however I think the interview and essay might be the some of the best of year one! Show 25 features an interview with Grady\nBooch.\xa0 The interview covers topics\nranging from high ceremony processes, anarchy, and organizational governance to\nvirtual worlds.\xa0 Humboldt Curve and even\nMoore\u2019s Law even make appearances.\xa0 \n\n\n\n\n\n\nGrady is recognized internationally for his\ninnovative work on software architecture and software engineering. A renowned\nvisionary, he has devoted his life's work to improving the effectiveness of\nsoftware developers worldwide. Grady served as Chief Scientist of since its\nfounding in 1981 and continues to serve in that capacity within . Grady is one of the original authors of the and was also\none of the original developers of several of Rational's products. Grady has\nserved as architect and architectural mentor for numerous complex\nsoftware-intensive systems around the world in just about every domain\nimaginable.\n\nGrady is the author of six best-selling books, including the UML Users Guide\nand the seminal Object-Oriented Analysis with Applications. He has published\nseveral hundred articles on software engineering, including papers published in\nthe early '80s that originated the term and practice of object-oriented design\n(OOD), plus papers published in the early 2000's that originated the term and\npractice of collaborative development environments (CDE).\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAt random times, the laws of physics \nto him. He is .\n\n\nCheck out \n\nContact Grady at architecture@booch.com\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe essay for\nthis cast is titled \u201cOmnibus Frameworks, Collaboration and Social Media." \xa0The essay wrestles with balancing frameworks,\ncollaboration and a new world order in process improvement.\xa0\xa0 Humans are generally social by nature, IT\npersonnel are no different (although the stereotype indicates differently) the\nnew focus on social media whether in second life, Twitter or other platforms\nare tools that will let you break down high ceremony processes into more\nmanageable \u2018practices.\u2019\xa0\xa0 The shift from\none size fits all frameworks to highly granular practices will allow you to\nshift control closer to work and support usage via social media tools.\xa0 The text of the essay can be found at .\xa0 Comments and corrections are welcome.\n\n\n\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\xa0\n\n\n\n\nFuture\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 will be a special show.\xa0 Cast 26 will be a retrospective of the past\nyear highlighting SPaMCAST\u2019s first year.\xa0\nYour thoughts and comments\xa0 would\nbe a welcome addition . . .