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SPaMCAST 312 features our interview with Alex Neginsky.\xa0 Alex is a real leader and practitioner in a real company that has really applied Agile.\xa0 Alex shares pragmatic advice about to how practice Agile in the real world!\xa0\xa0\nAlex\u2019s bio:\nAlex Neginsky began his career in the software industry at the age of 16 as a Software Engineer for Ultimate Software. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University\xa0in 2006. By age 27, Alex obtained his first software patent.\xa0\nAlex has been at MTech, a division of Newmarket International, since 2011. As the Director of Development he brings 15 years of experience, technical skills, and management capabilities.\xa0Alex manages highly skilled software professionals across several teams stationed all over Eastern Europe and the United States.\xa0He serves as the liaison between MTech Development and the industry.\xa0During his tenure with the MTech division of Newmarket, Alex has been pivotal in the adoption of the complete software development lifecycle and has spearheaded the adoption of leading Agile Development Methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban. This has yielded higher velocity and better efficiencies throughout the organization.\xa0\nContact Alex at\xa0\n\nIf you have the right stuff and are interested in a joining Newmarket then check out:\n\nCall to action!\nWhat are the two books that have most influenced you career (business, technical or philosophical)?\xa0 Send the titles to\xa0.\xa0 What will we do with this list?\xa0 We have two ideas.\xa0 First, we will compile a list and publish it on the blog.\xa0 Second, we will use the list to drive \u201cRe-read\u201d Saturday. Re-read Saturday is an exciting new feature we will begin in November. More on this new feature next week. So feel free to choose you platform and send an email, leave a message on the blog, Facebook or just tweet the list (use hashtag #SPaMCAST)!\nNext\nSPaMCAST 313 features our essay on developing an initial backlog.\xa0 Developing an initial backlog is an important step to get projects going and moving in the right direction. If a project does not start well, it is hard for it to end well.\xa0 We will provide techniques to help you begin well!\nUpcoming Events\nDCG Webinars:\n\xa0October 24, 2014 11:30 EDT\nHas the adoption of Agile techniques magically erased risk from software projects? Or, have we just changed how we recognize and manage risk?\xa0 Or, more frighteningly, by changing the project environment through adopting Agile techniques, have we tricked ourselves into thinking that risk has been abolished?\nUpcoming Conferences:\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.