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b'SPaMCAST 316 features a return visit from Dr. David Rico. We talked about the cost of quality and Agile. Does Agile impact the cost of quality? The cost of quality is a measure of the time and cost that is required to ensure that what is delivered meets quality standards. Dr. Rico walks us through the evidence that not only does Agile improve customer satisfaction, but it also improves the cost of quality.\\nDr. Rico has been a technical leader in support of NASA, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Army for over 30 years. He has led numerous projects based on Cloud Computing, Lean Thinking, Agile Methods, SOA, Web Services, Six Sigma, FOSS, ISO 9001, CMMI, Baldrige, TQM, Enterprise Architecture, DoDAF, and DoD 5000. He specializes in IT investment analysis, IT portfolio valuation, and IT enabled change. He has been an international keynote speaker, presented at leading industry conferences, written seven textbooks, published numerous articles, and is a reviewer for multiple systems engineering journals. He is a Certified PMP, CSEP, ACP, CSM, and SAFe Agilist, and teaches at four Washington, DC-area universities. He has been in the field of information systems since 1983.\\nContact Dr RicoBlog:\\xa0 davidfrico.comEmail:\\xa0Twitter: @dr_david_f_rico\\nCall to action!\\nWe are in the middle of a re-read of John Kotter\\u2019s classic\\xa0\\xa0of\\xa0on the Software Process and Measurement Blog.\\xa0 Are you participating in the re-read? Please feel free to jump in and add your thoughts and comments!\\nAfter we finish the current re-read will need to decide which book will be next.\\xa0 We are building a list of the books that have had the most influence on readers of the blog and listeners to the podcast.\\xa0 Can you answer the question?\\nWhat are the two books that have most influenced you career (business, technical or philosophical)?\\xa0 Send the titles to\\xa0.\\nFirst, we will compile a list and publish it on the blog.\\xa0 Second, we will use the list to drive future \\xa0\\u201cRe-read\\u201d Saturdays. Re-read Saturday is an exciting new feature that began on the Software Process and Measurement blog on November 8th. \\xa0Feel free to choose you platform; send an email, leave a message on the blog, Facebook or just tweet the list (use hashtag #SPaMCAST)!\\nNext\\nSPaMCAST 317 will tackle a wide range of frequently asked questions, ranging from the possibility of an acceleration trap, the relevance of function points, whether teams have a peak loads and safe to fail experiments.\\nWe will also have the next instalment of Kim Pries\\u2019s column, The Software Sensei!\\n\\xa0\\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.'