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b'In this episode of the Software Process and Measurement Cast we feature three columns!\\xa0 The first is our essay on the Agile release plans.\\xa0 Even after 12 years or more with Agile we are still asked what we will deliver, when a features will be delivered and how much the project will cost.\\xa0 Agile release plans are a tool to answer those questions.\\xa0 Our second column this week is from the Software Sensei, Kim Pries. Kim asks why is baselining so important. Kim posits that if we do not baseline, we cannot tell whether a change is negative, positive, or indifferent\\u2014we simply do NOT know. Finally Jo Ann Sweeney will complete the communication cycle in her Explaining Change column by discussing delivery with a special focus on social media.\\nCall to action!\\nReviews of the Podcast help to attract new listeners.\\xa0 Can you write a review of the Software Process and Measurement Cast and post it on the podcatcher of your choice?\\xa0 Whether you listen on ITunes or any other podcatcher, a review will help to grow the podcast!\\xa0 Thank you in advance!\\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\\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 interview with Stephen Parry.\\xa0 Stephen is a returning interviewee.\\xa0 We discussed adaptable organizations. Stephen recently wrote: \\u201cOrganizations\\xa0which are able to embrace and implement the principles of Lean Thinking are inevitably known for three things:\\xa0vision,\\xa0imagination\\xa0and \\u2013 most importantly of all - implicit\\xa0trust in their own people.\\u201d We discussed why trust, vision and imagination have to be more than just words in a vision or mission statement to get value out of lean and Agile.\\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.'