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The Software Process and Measurement Cast 386 features our interview with Jason Little. Jason and I discussed his exploration of storytelling in change management.\xa0 Stories are a powerful tool to develop and hone a big picture view of organizational change.\nJason began his career as a web developer when Cold Fusion roamed the earth. Over the following years, he moved into management, Agile Coaching and consulting. The bumps and bruises collected along the way brought him to the realization that helping organizations adopt Agile practices is less about the practices, and all about change.\nIn 2008, he attended an experiential learning conference about how people experience change, and since then he\u2019s been writing and speaking all over the world about helping organizations discover more effective practices for managing organizational change. He is the author of Lean Change Management and an international speaker who has spoken all over the world from Canada, the US, Finland, Germany, Australia, Belgium and more.\nContact Data:http://www.twitter.com/jasonlittle\nRe-Read Saturday News\nThis week we are back with Chapter 13 of by Douglas W. Hubbard on the . In we discuss New Measurement Instruments for Management.\xa0 Hubbard shifts gears in this chapter to focus the reader on the new tools that our dynamic, electronically-tethered environment has created. \xa0Here is a summary of the\xa0chapter in a few bullet points:\n\xa0\n\nEveryone creates data that is trackable and measurable.\nThe internet is a measurement instrument.\nPrediction markets are a way to synthesize a wide variety of opinions.\n\n\xa0\nIt is time to begin the selection process for the next\u2019ish book for the Re-Read Saturday.\xa0\xa0We will read\xa0Commitment \u2013 Novel About Managing Project Risk\xa0by\xa0Olav Maassen\xa0and\xa0Chris Matts based on the recommendation of Steven Adams first then move to the next book.\xa0\xa0As in past polls please vote twice\xa0or suggest a write-in candidate in the comments.\xa0\xa0We will run the poll for three weeks.\nUpcoming Events\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 !\nI will be speaking at the CMMI Institute\u2019s Capability Counts 2016 Conference in Annapolis, Maryland May 10th\xa0and 11th. \nNext SPaMCAST\nThe next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature our essay on storytelling. In the Harvard Business Review\xa0article,\xa0\xa0by Harrison Monarth (March 11, 2014), Keith Quesenberry,\xa0a researcher\xa0from Johns Hopkins,\xa0notes\xa0\u201cPeople are attracted to stories because we\u2019re social creatures and we relate to other people.\u201d The power of storytelling is that it helps us understand each other and develop empathy. Storytelling is a tool\xa0that is useful in many scenarios; for\xa0, but also to help\xa0people frame their thoughts and for gathering information. A story provides both a deeper and more nuanced connection with information than most lists of PowerPoint bullets or even structured requirements documents.\xa0The essay provides an excellent supplement to our interview with Jason Little.\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.