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SPaMCAST 296 features our interview with Jeff Dalton we talked about Agile and resiliency. If Agile is resilient it will be able to spring back into shape after being bent or compressed by the pressures of development and support.\xa0 In the conversation, Jeff and I discussed whether Agile was resilient and how frameworks like the CMMI can be used to make Agile more resilient. Jeff is Broadsword\u2019s President, Certified Lead Appraiser,\xa0CMMI\xa0Instructor, ScrumMaster and author of \u201c,\u201d Broadsword\u2019s leading methodology for incremental and iterative process improvement. \xa0He is Chairman of the CMMI Institute\u2019s Partner Advisory Board and former President of the Great Lakes Software Process Improvement Network (GL-SPIN). \xa0He is a recipient of the Software Engineering Institute\u2019s\xa0SEI Member Award for Outstanding Representative\xa0for his work uniting the Agile and\xa0CMMI\xa0communities together through his popular blog \u201c.\u201d \xa0He holds degrees in Music and Computer Science and builds experimental airplanes in his spare time. \xa0You can reach Jeff at\xa0. Contact Data: Email: \xa0appraiser@broadswordsolutions.com. Twitter: \xa0@CMMIAppraiser Blog: http://askthecmmiappraiser.blogspot.com/ Web: \xa0http://www.broadswordsolutions.com/ also see:\xa0 www.cmmi-tv.com Next week we will feature our essay on IFPUG Function Points.\xa0 IFPUG function points are an ISO Standard means to size projects and applications. IFPUG function points are used across a wide range of project types, industries and countries. Upcoming Events Upcoming DCG Webinars: July 24 11:30 EDT \u2013 The Impact of Cognitive Bias On Teams Check these out at\xa0 I will be attending\xa0\xa0in Orlando, July 28 through August 1, 2014.\xa0 It would be great to get together with SPaMCAST listeners, let me know if you are attending. I will be presenting at the\xa0\xa0in San Diego, CA on October 1 I will be presenting at the Conference on October 21st\xa0and 22nd in Springfield, MA. More on all of these great events in the near future! I look forward to seeing all SPaMCAST readers and listeners that attend these great events! The Software Process and Measurement Cast has a sponsor. As many you know I do at least one webinar for the\xa0(ITMPI) every year. The ITMPI provides a great service to the IT profession. ITMPI\u2019s mission is to pull together the expertise and educational efforts of the world\u2019s 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. Shameless Ad for my book! \xa0co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: \u201cThis book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or your team.\u201d Support SPaMCAST by buying the book\xa0. Available in English and Chinese.