SPaMCAST 558 - Story Points - Leave Them, QA Focus, Discussions and Essays

Published: Aug. 4, 2019, 9 p.m.

SPaMCAST 558 features our essay .\xa0 Story Points are not evil and they may be useful in some circumstances. But like most tools, at some point, they lose focus. They have outlived their usefulness, therefore, I will leave them when at all possible.\xa0\xa0 This week, Jeremy Berriault brings his QA Corner to the podcast.\xa0 We talked about focus. How much focus is enough and how much is too much? Mr. Berriault has an opinion and stories to back his opinion up.\xa0 Re-Read Saturday News In Chapter 15 of we explore two types of fallacies. Logical and conjunction fallacies can impact any process improvement effort, typically in a manner that does not benefit change.\xa0 Remember, if you do not have a favorite, dog-eared copy of , please buy a copy.\xa0 Using the links in this blog entry helps support the blog and its alter-ego, The Software Process and Measurement Cast. ,\xa0 It\u2019s time to get reading!\xa0\xa0 \xa0The installments: Week 1: \u2013 Week 2: \u2013 Week 3: \u2013 Week 4: \u2013 Week 5: \u2013 Week 6: \u2013 Week 7: \u2013 Week 8: - \xa0 Week 9: - \xa0 Week 10:\xa0 - \xa0 Week 11: - \xa0 Week 12: - \xa0 Week 13: - \xa0 Week 14: - \xa0 Week 15: - \xa0 Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 559 will feature our interview with Al Shalloway.\xa0 Rarely do I bring guests back so quickly, however, Al has a number of important ideas to share that only recently began to see wide distribution.\xa0 We talked about the troubles dogging classic agile, using a scientific approach to change, and FLEX. This was a long discussion . . . it was so riveting that I lost track of time.