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Listen to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 282. In the SPaMCAST 282 we feature our interview with Ben Linders and Luis Gon\xe7alves.\xa0 We discussed retrospectives and their great new book\xa0. Retrospectives power the continuous improvement all projects and organizations need to deliver more value over time.\nLuis Gon\xe7alves is an Agile Coach, Co-Author, Speaker and a Blogger. He has been working in the software industry since 2003, being an Agile practitioner since 2007. Luis is the co-author of \u201cGetting Value Out of Agile Retrospectives\u201d and a co-founder of a MeetUp group in Munich called High Performing Teams.\nHe likes to write and share ideas with the world and this made him passionate blogger. You can follow his blog:\xa0. People can find Luis on twitter: @lgoncalves1979\nBen Linders\xa0is a Senior Consultant in Agile, Lean, Quality and Process Improvement, based in The Netherlands. Co-author of\xa0. As an advisor, coach and trainer he helps organizations by\xa0. He focuses on continuous improvement, collaboration and communication, and professional development, to deliver business value to customers. Ben is an active member of several networks on Agile, Lean and Quality, and a frequent speaker and writer. He\xa0\xa0and as an\xa0. You can find him on twitter:\xa0.\nGet in\xa0\xa0with us anytime or leave a comment here on the blog. Help support the SPaMCAST by reviewing and rating it on\xa0. It helps people find the cast. Like us on\xa0\xa0while you\u2019re at it.\nNext week we will feature our essay on user stories.\xa0 A user story is a brief, simple requirement statement from the user perspective. User stories are narratives describing who is interacting with the application; how they are interacting with the application and the benefit they derive from that interaction.\nUpcoming Events\nISMA 9\nI will be attending the International Function Point Users Group conference and workshops in Madrid, Spain on March 27th\xa0with workshops on March 25th\xa0and 26th.\n\nQAIQuest 2014\nI will be facilitating a \xbd Day tutorial titled Make Integration and Acceptance Testing Truly Agile. The tutorial will wrestle with the flow of testing in Agile projects and will include lots of practical advice and exercises. Remember that Agile testing is not waterfall done quickly. I will also be around for the conference and look forward to meeting and talking with SPaMCAST readers and listeners.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 ALSO I HAVE A DISCOUNT CODE\u2026. Email me at\xa0\xa0or call 440.668.5717 for the code.\nStarEast\nI will be speaking at the\xa0\xa0Conference May 4th \u2013 9th\xa0in Orlando, Florida.\xa0 I will be presenting a talk titled,\xa0. Follow the link for more information on\xa0. ALSO I HAVE A DISCOUNT CODE\u2026. Email me at\xa0\xa0or call 440.668.5717 for the code.\nI look forward to seeing all SPaMCAST readers and listeners at all of these great events!\nThe Software Process and Measurement Cast has a sponsor.\nAs many you know I do at least one webinar for the\xa0\xa0(ITMPI) every year. The ITMPI 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. The Software Process and Measurement Cast some support if you sign up\xa0. All the revenue our sponsorship generates goes for bandwidth, hosting and new cool equipment to create more and better content for you. Support the SPaMCAST and learn from the ITMPI.\nShameless Ad for my book!\n\xa0co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or your team." Support SPaMCAST by buying the book\xa0.\xa0Available in English and Chinese.