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b'Software Process and Measurement Cast 381 features our essay on Agile adoption.\\xa0 Words are important. They can rally people to your banner or create barriers. Every word communicates information and intent. There has been a significant amount of energy spent discussing whether the phrase \\u2018Agile transformation\\u2019 delivers the right message. There is a suggestion that \\u2018adoption\\u2019 is a better term.\\xa0We shall see!\\nWe will also have an entry from Gene Hughson\\u2019s Form Follows Function Blog. Gene will discuss his blog entry, Seductive Myths of Greenfield Development. Gene wrote \\u201cHow often do we, or those around us, long for a chance to do things \\u201cfrom scratch\\u201d. The idea being, without the constraints of \\u201clegacy\\u201d code, we could do things \\u201cright\\u201d. While it\\u2019s a nice idea, it has no basis in reality.\\u201d The discussion built from there!\\nAnd a visit from the Software Sensei, Kim Pries!\\xa0 In the essay, Kim ruminates on the gender gap in computer science education leading to a gender gap in the industry.\\nRe-Read Saturday News\\nWe continue the re-read of by Douglas W. Hubbard on the . In , we tackle sampling.\\n\\xa0\\nUpcoming Events\\nI am facilitating the CMMI Capability Challenge. This new competition showcases thought leaders who are building organizational capability and improving performance. Listeners will be asked to vote on the winning idea which will be presented at the CMMI Institute\\u2019s Capability Counts 2016 conference. \\xa0The next CMMI Capability Challenge session will be held on February 17 at 11 AM EST.\\n\\n\\xa0\\nI will be at the QAI Quest 2016 in Chicago beginning April 18th through April 22nd.\\xa0 I will be teaching a full day class on on April 18 and presenting on Wednesday, April 20th.\\xa0 !\\n\\xa0\\nNext SPaMCAST\\nThe next Software Process and Measurement Cast features our interview with Ben Linders.\\xa0 Ben revisits the Software Process and Measurement Cast to discuss his recent series of articles on targeting, finding, and eradicating impediments.\\xa0 Ben lays out a process that generates a platform for continuous process improvement that delivers continuously increasing value!\\n\\xa0\\nShameless Ad for my book!\\n co-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 for you or your team.\\u201d Support SPaMCAST by buying the book nglish and Chinese.'