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b'Show 28 features Part Two of\\nan interview with Ivar Jacobson, author, pundit and one of the creators of\\nUML.\\xa0 The discussion covered topics\\nranging from methodologies to his new concept, practices.\\xa0\\xa0 If process improvement and methodology are\\nimportant to you, this is an important interview full of new concepts. \\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\\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\\nAt Ericsson he also invented as\\na way to specify functional software requirements.\\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\\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\\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\\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\\nIvar has described EssUP as a\\n"super light and agile" RUP and IJC have integrated EssUP into and .\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nCheck out http://www.ivarjacobson.com\\xa0\\xa0 and\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nhttp://www.ivarblog.com/\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\xa0The essay for\\nthis cast is titled \\u201cSocial Media and Process Improvement." \\xa0The essay discusses the impact of social media\\non the practice of process improvement. \\xa0The\\ntext 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\\nSoftware Process and Measurement Cast 29 will feature an interview with Murali\\nChemuturi on estimation.\\xa0 Murali\\u2019s take\\non estimation is razor sharp and will be a valuable addition to your knowledge\\nbase.\\xa0 Your thoughts and comments would\\nbe a welcome addition . . .'