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SPaMCAST 535 features our essay spawned when I was asked to help a Scrum Master who said:\xa0\xa0There is not a straightforward answer because regardless of the path forward there are people issues that need to be dealt with first. Also in this podcast, we have a visit from Susan Parente and her \u2018I am not a Scrumdamentalist\u2019 column. \xa0In this installment, Susan discusses distributed Agile. Agile on distributed teams is often discussed in hushed tones. \xa0Susan brings the topic out into the open and provides excellent advice. Re-Read Saturday News We continue our re-read of by Malcolm Gladwell. Chapter Four of Malcolm Gladwell\u2019s begins the discussion of the role of context in approaching a tipping point. \xa0Stop borrowing your best friends copy and of the book for yourself! \xa0 Check out the current entry of Re-Read Saturday at Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 536 will feature our interview with Dave Sohmer. \xa0\xa0Dave is an executive that has led two separate major agile transformations. \xa0Mr. Sohmer provides an executive\u2019s perspective on the impact of adopting agile in two major financial institutions. \xa0The two very different companies led to two very different approaches to adopting agile.