Software Process and Measurement Cast 783 tackles a classic work intake problem, \u201cDo you have the authority to ask for this work?\u201d Work input processes need to vet more than just requirements.\xa0 We also have a visit from Jon M Quigley. Jon and I discussed taking control of your personal growth. It is not your organization's responsibility.\xa0 Re-Read Saturday News Chapter 10 of is titled, The Red-Blue Operating System. Marquet starts this chapter with the cautionary tale of the Ford Pinto. The chapter highlights the outcome of the industrial approach to leadership going wrong. My wife had a Pinto when we first started dating. It was our only car and we both remember waiting for it to be recalled, even as we drove to work every morning. We discussed the potential of the fuel tank exploding. What we were oblivious to was the reason for the problem. The failure of leadership and the failure of the decision-making model literally sentenced people to death to achieve a goal.\xa0\xa0 Previous installments of our re-read of (buy a copy)! Week 1: \u2013 \xa0 Week 2: \u2013 \xa0 Week 3: \u2013 \xa0 Week 4: \u2013 Week 5: \u2013 \xa0\xa0 Week 6: - \xa0 Week 7: - \xa0\xa0 Week 8: - \xa0 Week 9: - \xa0 Week 10: - \xa0 Week 11: - \xa0 Learn to Solve IT's Dirtiest Secret! Work input, which includes prioritization and sequencing, is how work gets to an organization or team. If you get it wrong you are throwing time and money away. Simply put, poor work intake means no agile for you. Jeremy Willets and I have written tackling the topic that JRoss Publishing will publish in January 2024. In support of the book, we are building a live, workshop-based course for anyone involved in deciding on what work gets completed!\xa0 This includes Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Project Managers, Program Managers, and Portfolio Managers - lots of people are involved which is part of the problem! The workshop will cover why work intake is the biggest challenge to teams and organizations today. Attendees will also learn what to do to solve this challenge. This cohort-based course will combine very short lectures, discussions, and exercises. It will provide space to learn and share with peers. We\u2019re using a survey to build a waitlist for the first cohort \u2013 link below. We will use the list to alert you when the workshop is available. \xa0 \xa0 Next SPaMCAST\xa0 Software Process and Measurement Cast 784 will feature our interview with Michaele Gardner and Brian Hackerson. We talked about Agile Best Self and being in control of our agile.