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Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 270. \xa0The SPaMCAST 270 features my interview with Allan Shalloway. We talked lean, Kanban and SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework). \xa0A great interview to end the old year and bring in the new year!\nAl Shalloway is the founder and CEO of Net Objectives. With over 40 years of experience, Al is an industry thought leader in Lean, SAFe, Kanban, product portfolio management, Scrum and agile design. He helps companies transition to Lean and Agile methods enterprise-wide as well teaches courses in these areas. Al is a SAFe Program Consultant as well as a co-founder of the Lean Systems Society. Al has developed training and coaching methods for Lean-Agile that have helped Net Objectives' clients achieve long-term, sustainable productivity gains. He is a popular speaker at prestigious conferences worldwide. He is the primary author of Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design, Lean-Agile Pocket Guide for Scrum Teams, Lean-Agile Software Development: Achieving Enterprise Agility and Essential Skills for the Agile Developer. Al has worked in literally dozens of industries over his career. He is a co-founder and board member for the Lean Software and Systems Consortium. He has a Masters in Computer Science from M.I.T. as well as a Masters in Mathematics from Emory University.\nFor the next few weeks the Software Process and Measurement Cast will include a promo for the "Influential Agile Leader" events led by Johanna Rothman and Gil Broza. \xa0Check out the full details at www.InfluentialAgileLeader.com\nThe Software Process and Measurement Cast has a sponsor . . .\nITMPI provides a great service to the IT profession. ITMPI's mission is to pull together the expertise and educational efforts of the world's leading IT thought leaders and to create a single online destination where IT practitioners and executives can meet all of their educational and professional development needs. The ITMPI offers a premium membership that gives members unlimited free access to 400 PDU accredited webinar recordings, and waives the PDU processing fees on all live and recorded webinars. \xa0The Software Process and Measurement Cast receives a fee if you sign up using the URL in the show notes. \xa0\nAll revenue from our sponsors goes for bandwidth, hosting and new cool equipment to create more and better content for you! \xa0Support the SPaMCAST and learn from the ITMPI!\nThe Software Process and Measurement Cast is a proud member of the Tech Podcast Network. \xa0Check out the Software Process and Measurement and other great audio and video casts! \xa0TPN: \xa0www.techpodcast.com\nDo you have a Facebook account? \xa0If you do please visit and like the Software Process and Measurement Cast page on\xa0. \xa0http://ow.ly/mWAgU\xa0\nThe Daily Process Thoughts is my project designed to deliver a quick daily idea, thought or simple smile to help you become a better change agent. Each day you will get piece of thought provoking text and a picture or hand drawn chart to illustrate the idea being presented. The goal is to deliver every day; rain or shine, in sickness or in health or for better or worse! Check it out at\xa0.\xa0\nThe Daily Process Thoughts is my project designed to deliver a quick daily idea, thought or simple smile to help you become a better change agent. Each day you will get piece of thought provoking text and a picture or hand drawn chart to illustrate the idea being presented. The goal is to deliver every day; rain or shine, in sickness or in health or for better or worse! Check it out at\xa0.\xa0\nShameless Ad for my book!\xa0\nco-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing.\xa0We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or\xa0your team."\nNOW AVAILABLE IN CHINESE!\xa0\n\nContact information for the Software Process and Measurement Cast\nEmail: \xa0spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail: \xa0+1-206-888-6111Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook: \xa0http://bit.ly/16fBWVContact information for the Software Process and Measurement Cast\nOne more thing! \xa0Help support the SPaMCAST by reviewing and rating the Software Process and Measurement Cast on ITunes! It helps people find the cast.\xa0\nNext:\nThe Software Process and Measurement Cast 271 features the essay from my re-read of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. \xa0This book has made a huge impact on my life and the essay is a great way to start 2014!