SPaMCAST 608 - An Agile Team in a Waterfall Company, Expert Bias - Essays And Conversations

Published: July 19, 2020, 9 p.m.

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 608 features our essay, An Agile Team in a Waterfall Company. Teams like this exist, and sometimes even flourish. Our essay explores how that is possible and how teams in this circumstance can help evolve whole organizations. We have a visit from Gene Hughson with his Form Follows Function column. Gene and I talk about how an architect has to avoid bias generated by the expertise that they have spent years developing.\xa0\xa0\xa0 Re-Read Saturday News\xa0 This week we tackle Chapter 5 (this is the beginning of Part 2) of ,\xa0 The chapter is titled \u201cWhere to Focus Improvement Efforts.\u201d Part 2 transitions us from improving wait time and flow efficiency and begins a deep dive into the Theory of Constraints (ToC). Remember to buy a copy of to support the authors and blog!\xa0\xa0 \xa0 Week 1: - Week 2: (The Story of Herbie) - Week 3: - \xa0 Week 4: - \xa0 Week 5: - \xa0\xa0 Week 6: - \xa0 Next SPaMCAST The Software Process and Measurement Cast 609 will feature the return of Dr. David Rico. Dave and I discussed contracting and agile. This a crucial real-world topic that is often swept under the carpet and politely ignored. That won\u2019t happen in the SPaMCAST 609.