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b'Show Forty One features an interview with Ken Schwaber.\\xa0 We discussed SCRUM and organizational change.\\xa0 OK, maybe discussion is a weak term, I asked questions and gathered wisdom from the SCRUM master.\\xa0 If you are interested in SCRUM specifically and agile in general this is a must listen important interview.\\xa0 Ken Schwaber co-developed the Scrum process with Jeff Sutherland in the early 1990s to help organizations struggling with complex development projects. One of the signatories to the Agile Manifesto in 2001, he subsequently founded the AgileAlliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation of Agile software. He then founded the ScrumAlliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding the understanding of Scrum.A 30-year veteran of the software development industry (from bottle washer to boss), he has written three books about Scrum: Agile Software Development with Scrum, Agile Project Management with Scrum, and The Enterprise and Scrum.Contact information:Web Site:\\xa0 http://www.controlchaos.com/Email:\\xa0 ken.schwaber@verizon.netCheck out SPaMCAST\\u2019s New Facebook page!!!!http://tinyurl.com/62z5elThe essay for this cast is titled, \\u201cIs Project Management Changing?\\u201d\\xa0 The essay discusses how texting and instant messaging are reshaping the project environment.\\xa0 The reshaping is affecting the balance between detailed planning and instant coordination.There are a number of ways to share your thoughts with SPaMCAST: There are a number of ways to share your thoughts with SPaMCAST: \\u2022\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0Email SPaMCAST at spamcastinfo@gmail.com\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0Voice messages can be left at 1-206-888-6111\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0Twitter \\u2013 www.twitter.com/tcagley\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0BLOG \\u2013 www.tcagley.wordpress.com\\u2022\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0FACEBOOK!!!! Software Process and Measurement http://tinyurl.com/62z5elFuture Events and the next Cast. . .I will be speaking at IFPUG\\u2019s 3rd Annual ISMA Conference and Fall Workshops Sunday, September 14 \\u2013 Friday, September 19, 2008 at the Westin Arlington Gateway Hotel information at www.ifpug.org.\\xa0 The presentation is call \\u201cCounting Facebook\\u201d and will be on Friday September 19, 2008 at 10:25 AM - 11:25 AM.I am speaking at Quest Toronto 2008 Conference, September 22- 26, 2008, at the Hilton Hotel in Toronto, Canada.\\xa0 I will be presenting \\u201cGood Numbers Go Bad\\u201d on Wed Sept 24th from 1:30 - 2:30 pm and also joining in as a subject matter expert in the end of day solutions workshop.\\xa0 Information can be found at http://www.qaiquest.org/toronto/Finally I will be speaking at the Northeast Quality Council 57th Conference.\\xa0 The conference is scheduled for October 14 \\u2013 15 , 2008 in Marlborough, Massachusetts at Best Western Royal Plaza.\\xa0\\xa0 The presentation is titled \\u201cOne Size Fits . . .Someone Other Than Me\\u201d.\\xa0 Information can be found at http://www.neqc.org/conference.Next Software Process and Measurement Cast:The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature an interview with Dr. Magdy Hanna.\\xa0 We discussed the International Software Process Improvement Certification the new certification for SPI personnel specifically and certifications in general.\\xa0 If you are in the SPI field or hire people in the SPI field this one is a must.'