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The Software Process and Measurement Cast 665 features our essay on the organizational aspects that impact teams. Teams don\u2019t live in a vacuum, so when the word organization gets used it reflects the influence of all sorts of organizations. Organizations facilitate teams to a greater or lesser extent. In the workplace, the employer\u2019s organization will have the most significant impact on how teams form and perform but it is not the totality. Other influences can affect the structure and performance of teams.\xa0 We will also have a visit from Jon M Quigley who will bring his Alpha and Omega of Product Development column to the podcast. In this installment, Jon and I discussed the idea of making decisions at the last responsible moment. We decided on the topic just before we began recording (just kidding).\xa0 The SPaMCAST will be on summer holiday for the next two weeks. We will be re-releasing two favorite episodes from the archives to tide you over.\xa0 Re-Read Saturday News\xa0 This week concluded our re-read of\xa0 g with the Afterword and some final thoughts. This book received my highest accolade for non-fiction books, \u201cVery Useful.\u201d I will have to read the book again in a year or so to see what nuances I missed. I think putting the ideas in the book to use every week drove the ideas home and exposed where I had misinterpreted the book during my first read.\xa0 \xa0 In this week\u2019s experiment, I was able to move the phone further from the bed (I need to buy an alarm clock to move it outside of the room). Did I sleep more? I am not sure, but I am sure I was able not to look at the phone until I got up for the day which is a step.\xa0 I also was able to make sure I used my standing desk more which helped my energy level near the end of the day (and made my feet sore -- shoes maybe?).\xa0\xa0 \xa0 The poll for the next book in the series has begun! Note there are two books in the list I have not read yet that I am going to read and have been highly recommended. Therefore I would be happy to read them with you rather than re-read them with you. I will close the poll when I leave radio silence on August 28th\u2019ish.\xa0 \xa0 Mik Kersten - Project to Product Charles Duhigg - The Power of Habit Tony Bouz\xf3n - The Mind Map Book Chris Voss - Never Split The Difference Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick - Agile Conversations Karin Tenelius and Lisa Gill - Moose Heads on the Table This week\u2019s Re-read entry:\xa0 Week 10 - - \xa0\xa0 Previous Entries in\xa0 Week 1 \u2013 \u2013 \xa0 Week 2 \u2013 \u2013 \xa0 Week 3 \u2013 \u2013 \xa0 Week 4 \u2013 \u2013 \xa0 Week 5 \u2013 \u2013 \xa0 Week 6 \u2013 \u2013\xa0 \xa0 Week 7 \u2013 \u2013 \xa0 Week 8 \u2013 \u2013 \xa0 Week 9 - - \xa0 \xa0 Upcoming Events The Agile Online Summit!\xa0 The Premier Agile Online Conference! October 25th to 27th, 2021, Live and recorded Next SPaMCAST\xa0 Next week, the SPaMCAST will be on summer holiday.\xa0 In lieu of new content, we will present an interview released on December 27, 2015, with\xa0 Gerald (Jerry) M. Weinberg. We discussed quality and how quality is related to value.\xa0 A talk with Jerry is always profound; however, I must admit that Jerry\u2019s humor caused me to laugh more times than I can count during our conversation. Mr. Weinberg died on August 7, 2018, I wish I had interviewed him more times for the podcast.