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Software Process and Measurement Cast number 303 features our essay titled \u201cTopics in Estimation.\u201d This essay is a collection of smaller essays that cover wide range of issues effecting estimation.\xa0 Topics include estimation and customer satisfaction, risk and project estimates, estimation frameworks and size and estimation.\xa0 Something to help and irritate everyone, we are talking about estimation \u2013 what would you expect?\nWe also have a new installment of Kim Pries\u2019s Software Sensei column.\xa0 In this installment Kim discusses education as defect prevention.\xa0 Do we really believe that education improves productivity, quality and time to market?\n\xa0\nNext\nSoftware Process and Measurement Cast number 304 will feature our long awaited interview with Jamie Lynn Cooke, author\xa0The\xa0Power of the Agile Business Analyst. We discussed the definition of an Agile business analyst and what they actually do in Agile projects.\xa0 Jamie provides a clear and succinct explanation of the role and value of Agile business analysts.\nUpcoming Events\nI will be presenting at the\xa0\xa0in San Diego, CA on October 1.\xa0 I have a great discount code!!!! Contact me if you are interested!\nI will be presenting at the\xa0Conference October 21st\xa0and 22nd in Springfield, MA.\nMore 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!\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\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.\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: \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.\nAvailable in English and Chinese.