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Show fifty one is an interview with Tim Lister discussing his new book,\u201d Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies\u201d. The interview discussed the impact of specific patterns and habits on how IT organizations work.***NEWS ***Adrenaline Junkies is one of 5 finalists for general computing book of the year.Tim Lister is a software consultant at the Atlantic Systems Guild, Inc., based in the New York office. He divides his time between consulting, teaching, and writing. Tim is a co-author with his Guild partners of Adrenalin Junkies and Template Zombies: Understanding Patterns of Project Behavior, (Dorset House, 2008 http://www.dorsethouse.com/books/ajtz.html), He, is also co-author with Tom DeMarco of Waltzing With Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects (Dorset House, 2003) that won Software Development magazine\u2019s Jolt Award as General Computing Book of the Year for 2003-2004. Tim and Tom are also co-authors of Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams, (Dorset House, 1999) now available in 14 languages.Tim is currently a member of the Cutter IT Trends Council. He is a member of the I.E.E.E. and the A.C.M.\xa0 He is in his 23rd year as a panelist for the American Arbitration Association, arbitrating disputes involving software and software services.Contact information:\xa0 \xa0\xa0\xa0 Web Site:\xa0 http://www.systemsguild.com/Email:\xa0 lister@acm.orgCheck out SPaMCAST\u2019s Facebook page and get involved!!!! http://tinyurl.com/62z5elThe essay is titled \u201cA Really Simple Checklist for Change Readiness Assessment\u201d Part 1.\xa0 The essay reminds us of the big things that sometimes get forgotten when dealing with the minutia of getting a change project off the ground.\xa0 Check out the text of the current essay at www.tcagley.wordpress.com.\xa0 I should be back with an essay next show.There are a number of ways to share your thoughts with SPaMCAST: \u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0 Email SPaMCAST at spamcastinfo@gmail.com\u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0 Voice messages can be left at 1-206-888-6111\u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0 Twitter \u2013 www.twitter.com/tcagley\u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0 BLOG \u2013 www.tcagley.wordpress.com\u2022\xa0\xa0\xa0 FACEBOOK!!!! Software Process and Measurement \xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 http://tinyurl.com/62z5elNext Software Process and Measurement Cast: The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature an interview with Lisa Crispin discussing agile testing.\xa0 Lisa\u2019s most recent book is \u201cAgile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams.\u201d\xa0 The book was coauthored with Janet Gregory.\xa0 Testing and agile are highly inter-related although sometimes understanding how all the parts fit together isn\u2019t obvious.\xa0 Lisa makes agile testing very clear in her interview.\xa0 Do not miss the interview.The interview on the Software Process and Measurement Cast 51 is with Tim Lister. We discussed Tim's new book "Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies".