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b'Show 27 features part one of an\\ninterview with Ivar Jacobson, author, pundit and one of the creators of UML.\\xa0 The discussion covered topics ranging from methodologies\\nto his new concept, practices.\\xa0\\xa0 If\\nprocess improvement and methodology are important to you, this is an important\\ninterview full of new concepts. \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nAn abridged version of Mr.\\nJacobson\\u2019s Wikipedia biography notes that he is a Swedish computer scientist he\\nholds a s of at \\nin \\nand a from\\nthe in .\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nIn 1967 he proposed the use of\\n in the development of the\\nnew generation of controlled telephone\\nswitches \\nwas developing. In doing this he invented sequence\\ndiagrams, and developed collaboration diagrams. He also applied state\\ntransition diagrams to describe the message flow between the components.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nAt Ericsson he also invented as\\na way to specify functional software requirements.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nIn April 1987 he quit Ericsson\\nand started . A majority stake of the\\ncompany was acquired by Ericsson in 1991 (you can run but\\xa0 . . .) , and the company was renamed to Objectory\\nAB. \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nIn October 1995 Ericsson\\ndivested Objectory to and Ivar started working\\nwith Grady\\nBooch and to first create the , and later develop the . \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nIn mid 2003 Ivar formed Ivar\\nJacobson International (IJI) which is an umbrella company for Ivar\\nJacobson Consulting (IJC) which operates across 4 continents with offices\\nin the UK, US (West and East Coast), Scandinavia, China, Korea, Singapore and\\nAustralia.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nIn November 2005, Jacobson\\nannounced the or \\u201cEssUP" for\\nshort. EssUP is a new \\u201cPractice" centric software development process that\\nstands on the shoulders of modern but established software development best\\npractice. It is a fresh new start integrating successful practices sourced from\\nthe three leading process camps: the unified process camp, the agile methods\\ncamp and the process maturity camp. Each one of them contributes different\\ncapabilities: structure, agility and process improvement.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nIvar has described EssUP as a\\n"super light and agile" RUP and IJC have integrated EssUP into and .\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nCheck out http://www.ivarjacobson.com\\xa0\\xa0 and\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nhttp://www.ivarblog.com/\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nThe essay for\\nthis cast is titled \\u201cWe Are All Futurists." \\xa0The essay discusses the basis for predicting\\nthe future (can you say estimation) and why some people shy away from being a\\nfuturist. \\xa0The text of the essay can be\\nfound at .\\xa0 Comments and corrections are welcome.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nThere\\nare a number 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\\n 1-206-888-6111\\n Twitter \\u2013 \\n BLOG \\u2013 \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nFuture\\nEvents and the next . . .\\n\\n\\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\\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\\n\\n\\nMore\\ninformation and registration information can be found at \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nNext\\nSoftware Process and Measurement Cast: \\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nThe next\\nSoftware Process and Measurement Cast will be a special show.\\xa0 Cast 28 will feature part two of the interview\\nwith Ivar Jacobson.\\xa0 Your thoughts and\\ncomments would be a welcome addition . . . \\xa0\\n\\n\\n\\nTechnorati Profile'