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b'In this episode of the Software Process and Measurement Cast we feature our interview with Agile coach Mario Lucero.\\xa0 Mario and I discussed the nuts and bolts of coaching Agile teams, what is and isn\\u2019t Agile and the impact of coaching on success. Mario provided insights on Agile that span both Americas!\\nMario describes himself as\\xa0an Agile\\xa0evangelist (including Kanban) delivering coaching for Agile transformations and Scrum mastery. He performs as a Scrum Master for several teams while mentoring and coaching other teams, Scrum Masters and product owners.\\nMario is as comfortable advising senior management on the Agile transformation strategy and implementation as he is working with teams.\\nEmail: metlucero@gmail.com\\nTwitter:\\xa0\\nBlog:\\xa0 http://mariolucero.cl/\\nLinkedIn: http://cl.linkedin.com/in/luceromet/en\\nCall to action!\\nCan you tell a friend about the podcast? If your friends don\\u2019t know how to subscribe or listen to a podcast, show them how you listen and subscribe them!\\xa0 Remember to send us the name of you person you subscribed (and a picture) and I will give both you and the horde you have converted to listeners a call out on the show.\\xa0\\nRe-Read Saturday News\\nThe Re-Read Saturday focus on Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox\\u2019s\\xa0The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement\\xa0began on February 21nd.\\xa0The Goal\\xa0has been hugely influential because it introduced the Theory of Constraints, which is central to lean thinking. The book is written as a business novel. Visit the\\xa0\\xa0and catch up on the re-read.\\nNote: If you don\\u2019t have a copy of the book, buy one.\\xa0 If you use the link below it will support the Software Process and Measurement blog and\\xa0podcast.\\n\\xa0or\\xa0\\nI am beginning to think of which book will be next. Do you have any ideas?\\nUpcoming Events\\nCMMI Institute Conference EMEA 2015March 26 -27 London, UKI will be presenting \\u201cAgile Risk Management.\\u201d\\xa0\\nQAI Quest 2015April 20 -21 Atlanta, GA, USA\\nDCG will also have a booth!\\nNext SPaMCast\\nThe next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature our essay on the definitions of four critical words.\\xa0 What do the words effectiveness, efficiency, frameworks and methodologies really mean?\\xa0 These words get used ALL the time, however they really do have fairly specific meanings.\\xa0 Meanings that, once understood and used to guide how we work, can help everyone to deliver more value and make our customers more satisfied!\\xa0\\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.'