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I am still traveling for the next two weeks. The trip is a\nmixture of vacation and a board meeting but that does not mean you\nwill have to forego your weekly SPaMCAST.\xa0 In place of our\nnormal format, I am posting a mix tape of the answers to the \u201cIf\nyou could change two things\u201d question I have been asking\ninterviewees for nearly ten years.\xa0 This week on SPaMCAST 392\nwe feature our top downloaded podcasts from the year 2009:\nSPaMCAST 51 - Tim Lister on Adrenaline Junkies and\nTemplate Zombies\nhttp://bit.ly/1WERtk5\nTim discussed ending the estimating charade.\xa0 Tim stated it\nwould be better if we recognized estimating as goal setting.\nSecondly, he noted that a lot of outsourcing has overshot its mark\nand reduced our organizational capabilities.\nSPaMCAST 67 - Murali Chemuturi on Software Estimation\nBest Practices, Tools & Techniques\nhttp://bit.ly/1MHDzeJ\nMurali used his wishes to state that estimators need a better\ngrasp and understanding the concepts of productivity and\nscheduling.\nSPaMCAST 69 - Kevin Brennan on Business\nAnalysis\nhttp://bit.ly/1WERB2V\nKevin answered a different question and discussed the message he\nwould share with a C-Level executive to describe why business\nanalysis is important to them.\nIf you enjoyed the snippets please use the links to listen to\nthe whole interviews.\xa0 Next week 2010!