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b'The Software Process and Measurement Cast features four columns. \\xa0We begin with our essay on recognizing risk and risk tolerance. \\xa0Any discussion of risk begins with acknowledging that risk exists and then recognizing specific risks. \\xa0Once we know risks exist we need to determine which risks we care about. Risk tolerance affects how everyone in an organization behaves. Kim Pries the Software Sensei discusses change models, focusing on the Kotter model of change. \\xa0Kim discusses how change models can be used for hardware, software, processes and procedures. \\xa0 Gene Hughson brings his wonderful Form Follows Function Blog the podcast. \\xa0In this installment, Gene and I discuss We talked a lot about how to define innovation AND why innovation and change is powerful. Jon M Quigley anchors the cast with the third installment in a three-part arc on requirements in his \\xa0\\u201cThe Alpha-Omega of Product Development\\u201d column. This week Jon discusses managing requirements. Re-Read Saturday News We continue the read/re-read of by Patrick Lencioni (published by Jossey-Bass). \\xa0We seem to be moving from cliffhanger to cliffhanger over the past few weeks, and we shall do so again today. Lencioni uses crises to illustrate common problems that make teams into dysfunctional collections of individuals. This week we tackle the sections from Entering the Danger to Rebound. Visit the to participate in this and previous re-reads. Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 416 will feature our interview with Kirk Botula. \\xa0Kirk is the CEO of the CMMI Institute. \\xa0Kirk and I talked about organizational capability and why capability is crucial for organizational health and agility! Shameless Ad for my book! 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.'