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With SPaMCAST 791 we complete Year 17 with our interview with Vinnie GIl. Vinnie and I talked about conferences and staying connected with the Agile Community. One of the topics we covered was the value of conferences and meetups to the community and individuals\u2014a great way to complete year 17. \xa0 Vinnie puts people and culture first. She enjoys connecting with people and companies to find their purpose, walking alongside them in their organisational growth journey. Her passion is influencing change at the Enterprise level to help bring about wide-ranging agile organisational transformation. Vinnie has vast industry and deep business experience in mining, engineering, retail, financial services, public sector, education, travel, and automotive to name a few.\xa0 She has over 20 years in the project space and previously held roles in Project Management, Contracts, IT, HR, Strategy as well as experience working in and with start-up companies.\xa0 She is a Chartered Fellow of the MCIPD. She is deeply involved in the Agile community and volunteers her time with the Business Agility Institute, in addition to being a member of the International Consortium for Agile. \xa0She is an IC Agile Authorised Instructor and teaches ICP Leading With Agility and Agility in Human Resources. Vinnie has a special interest in educating and education being the tool that empowers people. As an international conference speaker, she enjoys sharing real life agile learnings with a hint of banter. Mastering Work Intake by Tom Cagley and Jeremy Willets\xa0 Have you purchased your copy of\xa0 ?\xa0 Doing the right work at the right time can make or break your project, and there are surprisingly few resources to show you how to manage this process effectively - no longer. focuses on the full pipeline that work follows as it enters and exits your organization, including the different types of work that enter at different levels and times. It is a must-read for agile coaches, Scrum Masters, product owners, project and portfolio managers, team members, and anyone who touches the software development process. Mastering work intake involves recognizing that it\u2019s easy to say \u201c yes\u201d and much harder to say \u201c no.\u201d \xa0 Buy a copy today!\xa0\xa0 J Ross: Amazon (US): \xa0 For physical copies outside of the US and Canada: UK and EU: \xa0 For international orders outside of Europe: (or the Amazon store for your country) Note: The Publisher indicates that it takes a while for the physical copies to get to the distributors outside of the USA and Canada. \xa0 Re-read Saturday News This week, Chapter 5 of\xa0 . The question of how much data is required to determine what is happening in a system is a perennial bugaboo. Those predisposed to acting tend to think less is more, while those with more reticence sometimes wait forever to make a decision.\xa0 The question of how much data is needed is more than just a footnote in flow. Buy a copy and get reading \u2013 .\xa0\xa0 Week 1: \u2013 Week 2: \u2013 Week 3: \xa0 \u2013 \xa0 Week 4: \u2013 Week 5: - \xa0 \xa0 Next SPaMCAST\xa0 SPaMCAST 792 begins Year 18 with our interview with Gil Broza. Gill and I talked about his new book, Deliver Better Results: How to Unlock Your Organization\u2019s Potential.\xa0 The book explores what all successful improvements to value delivery have in common.