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b'SPaMCAST 314 features our interview with Janet Gregory and Lisa Crispin.\\xa0 We discussed their new book\\xa0. Testing is core to success in all forms of development.\\xa0 Agile development and testing are no different.\\xa0More Agile Testing\\xa0builds on Gregory and Crispin\\u2019s first collaborative effort, the extremely successful\\xa0\\xa0to ensure everyone that uses an Agile frameworks delivers the most value possible.\\nThe Bios!\\nJanet Gregory is an agile testing coach and process consultant with DragonFire Inc. Janet is the is the co-author with Lisa Crispin of\\xa0\\xa0(Addison-Wesley, 2009), and\\xa0\\xa0(Addison-Wesley 2014).\\xa0She is also a contributor to\\xa097 Things Every Programmer Should Know.\\xa0Janet specializes in showing Agile teams how testers can add value in areas beyond critiquing the product; for example, guiding development with business-facing tests. Janet works with teams to transition to Agile development, and teaches Agile testing courses and tutorials worldwide. She contributes articles to publications such as\\xa0Better Software, Software Test & Performance Magazine\\xa0and\\xa0Agile Journal, and enjoys sharing her experiences at conferences and user group meetings around the world. For more about Janet\\u2019s work and her blog, visit\\xa0. You can also follow her on twitter @janetgregoryca.\\nLisa Crispin is the co-author, with Janet Gregory, of\\xa0\\xa0(Addison-Wesley 2014),\\xa0\\xa0(Addison-Wesley, 2009), co-author with Tip House of\\xa0Extreme Testing\\xa0(Addison-Wesley, 2002), and a contributor to\\xa0Experiences of Test Automation\\xa0by Dorothy Graham and Mark Fewster (Addison-Wesley, 2011) and\\xa0Beautiful Testing\\xa0(O\\u2019Reilly, 2009). Lisa was honored by her peers by being voted the Most Influential Agile Testing Professional Person at Agile Testing Days 2012. Lisa enjoys working as a tester with an awesome Agile team. She shares her experiences via writing, presenting, teaching and participating in agile testing communities around the world. For more about Lisa\\u2019s work, visit\\xa0, and follow @lisacrispin on Twitter.\\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 on the the Software Process and Measurement blog on November 8th with a re-read of\\xa0. 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 315 features our essay on Scrum Masters.\\xa0 Scrum Masters are the voice of the process at the team level. \\xa0Scrum Masters are a critical member of every Agile team. The team\\u2019s need for a Scrum Master is not transitory because they evolve together as a team.\\nUpcoming Events\\nDCG Webinars:\\nHow to Split User StoriesDate:\\xa0November 20th, 2014Time:\\xa012:30pm EST\\nDate: December 18th, 2014Time: 11:30am EST\\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.'