SPaMCAST 67 - Chemuturi, Estimation Book, Traceability Part 2

Published: Sept. 6, 2009, 11:37 p.m.

b'The interview in SPaMCAST 67 is with Murali Chemuturi.\\xa0 Murali recently had his first book published titled S.\\xa0 In this edition of the Software\\xa0 Process and Measurement Cast we discussed estimation, the book and future plans.\\xa0 Murali offers a lot of practical advice on estimation during the interview.\\xa0 Good book, good interview . . . go buy a copy or two.\\xa0\\xa0 The link to Amazon is\\xa0 Murali has over thirty seven years of total experience out of which about twenty three years in information technology having worked in TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES for Five and half years and in ELECTRONICS COROPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED for Nineteen and half years. I had also worked in SATYAM COMPUTER SERVICES LTD., METAMOR GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LTD. and Vistaar eBusinesses Pvt Ltd.\\xa0 Designation at the time of final employment was that of Vice President Software Development at Vistaar e-Businesses Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai.Contact:Email: \\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0murali@chemuturi.comWebsite: Tell a friend about the Software Process and Measurement Cast and show them how to subscribe.\\xa0 Let me know and I will acknowledge you on the next show! \\xa0The essay is a continuation of my essay titled "Traceability: A Radical Approach Based on User Involvement".\\xa0\\xa0 Part two starts to get into the meat of tracability and scalability.\\xa0 Note I recently received a comment about not having access to the whole essay immediately.\\xa0 While the whole paper is drafted I do my final re-write as I record each section therefore the essay is not really complete until the last part is recorded.\\xa0 It is the way I write.Join the SPaMCAST\\u2019s community by joining the SPaMCAST Facebook page and get involved!!!!\\xa0 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 \\u2022\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 FACEBOOK!!!! Software Process and Measurement \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Upcoming Speaking Engagements ITMPI webinarProcess Improvement in a Multi-Model World September 15, 2009 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Eastern Time Model based process improvement typically has centered on a single model or framework as the lynch pin to control software process improvement within an organization. The use of a model or framework is an excellent means of reducing random activity unfortunately one model does not cover the whole organization. Process improvement has matured to a point where the span of control needs to be extended which suggests the use of more than one model (e.g. CMMI, ISO, ITIL and Business Process Re-engineering to name a few). This webinar with Tom Cagley will discuss how to manage process improvement in a complex, multi-model environment. More information - http://solutions.compaid.com/forms/WebinarB20090915?ProcessType=PreRegISMA 4 ConferenceBoundaries, Boundaries EverywhereSeptember 15, 2009 9:00 - 9:45 AM\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0Identifying applications and project boundaries are critical to accurate and repeatable counts however the rules have a lot of flexibility. The presentation will evaluate a variety of types of applications to evaluate the impact of varied perspectives on application boundaries. The presentation will include at least one hands-on exercise to drive home the impact of boundaries.The ISMA conference will be held this September 13-16, 2009 at the Palmer House Hilton \\u2013 Chicago, Illinois see More informaton - http://www.IFPUG.org\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0Next Software Process and Measurement Cast: The interview in show 68 is with Neil Potter of The Process Group.\\xa0 We talked of CMMI, process improvement and how change programs fit into economic environment we find ourselves in today and will again someday in the future.'