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Software Process and Measurement Cast 340 features our interview with Tom Howlett.\xa0 Tom is a Scrum Master.\xa0 We talked about teams, collaboration and how to effectively be Agile in distributed teams.\nTom\u2019s bio:\nTom's been building and working with teams that focus on continuous improvement for 15 years. In that time he's written about the difficulties he faced and how he overcame them in over 100 blog posts on "Diary of a Scrummaster", and a book called "A Programmer's Guide To People". He has a strong focus on breaking down the barriers that restrict collaboration (whether remote or co-located) and ensuring the people who do the work can effectively decide how it's done. He's becoming well known in the Agile community through his speaking and running his local group the "Cheltenham Geeks'. His company LeanTomato provides help forming new teams and helping existing ones meet people\u2019s needs more effectively.\nContact informationBlog:\xa0Twitter:\xa0Website:\xa0\nRemember:\nJo Ann Sweeny (Explaining Change) is running her annual Worth Working Summit.\xa0 Please visit\xa0\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\nCMMI Institute Global CongressMay 12-13 Seattle, WA, USAMy topic -\xa0Agile Risk Management\nDCG will also have a booth!\nNext SPaMCast\nThe next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature our essay on Agile team decision making. Team based decision making requires mechanisms and prerequisites for creating consensus among team members. The prerequisites are a decision to be made, trust, knowledge and the tools to make a decisions. In many instances team members are assumed to have the required tools and techniques in their arsenal. In many instances team members are assumed by management and other team members to have the required tools and techniques in their arsenal.\xa0 Next week we will explore decision making and give you tools to make decisions.\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.