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Show 31 features an interview with Scott Ambler of IBM discussing Test Driven Development and other Agile topics.\xa0 \n\n\n\n\xa0\n\n\n\nScott W. Ambler is the Practice Leader Agile Development with IBM Rational and he works with IBM customers around the world to improve their software processes.\xa0 He is the founder of the Agile Modeling (AM), Agile Data (AD), Agile Unified Process (AUP), and Enterprise Unified Process (EUP) methodologies.\xa0 Scott is the (co-)author of 19 books, including Refactoring Databases, Agile Modeling, Agile Database Techniques, The Object Primer 3rd Edition, and The Enterprise Unified Process.\xa0 Scott is a senior contributing editor with Dr. Dobb\u2019s Journal.\xa0 \n\n\n\n\xa0\n\n\n\nCheck out Mr. ambler\u2019s blogs at:\n\n\n\nPersonal home page: \n\n\n\nAgile at Scale blog: .\n\n\n\n\xa0\n\n\n\nThe essay for this cast is titled \u201cAre Words a Predictor of Change Adoption". \xa0The essay explores the relationship between words and what they predict about success in process improvement. \xa0The text of the essay can be found at .\xa0 Comments and corrections are welcome.\n\n\n\nThere are a number of ways to share your thoughts . . \n\n\n\n\n Email SPaMCAST at\xa0\n Voice messages can be left at 1-206-888-6111\n Twitter \u2013 \n BLOG \u2013 \n\n\n\n\n\xa0\n\n\n\nFuture Events and the next . . .\n\n\n\nI have a couple of free webinars coming up in early 2008.\xa0 The first is \u201cGetting Performance Improvement Out of Your Software Process Improvement" on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT\n\n\n\nAnd the second is titled \u201cA Cost Effective Approach to Enterprise Wide Software Process Improvement" May 22nd, 2008 at 10:00 am - 11:30 am Eastern Time\n\n\n\nMore information and registration information can be found at \n\n\n\n\xa0\n\n\n\nNext Software Process and Measurement Cast: \n\n\n\nOn the next SPaMCAST I will be airing part 2 of the interview with Murali Chemuturi on estimation and software sizing.\xa0 To describe the interview I will just say \u201cdamn!" and let you dive in. Your thoughts and comments are always a welcome addition . . .