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Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 86!\nThe interview in the SPaMCAST 86 is with Bob Thames.\xa0 Bob is a co-author of Chasing . Bob and I talked about change.\xa0 No one is immune from change therefore understanding how to deal with change makes good sense.\nBob Thames has 34 years of experience in the technology and consulting industries.\xa0 He is currently a Senior Program Manager at SAS Institute, a leading global supplier of Business Analytics software solutions.\xa0 He has been with SAS for 7 years, with previous positions at KPMG LLP, IBM Consulting Group, Arthur Andersen Business Consulting, and Digital Equipment Corporation.\nHe is also the founder and CEO of Pathways to Transformation LLC, an executive and life coaching company that helps individuals enhance their life purpose and step into greater balance and fulfillment in their lives.\xa0\nBob has been involved for the past 17 years in CAM-I, an international research consortium for cost, process, and performance management.\xa0 After observing the unacceptably high rate of failure in many organizational performance improvement initiatives over the years, he led an interest group within CAM-I to research best practices on facilitating organizational change and developing resilient change capabilities.\xa0 The results of this research effort culminated in the book Chasing Change, published by John Wiley and Sons.\xa0\nPassionate about helping individuals navigate the turbulence of personal change, Bob became a Certified Professional Coactive Coach through Coaches Training Institute and a certified coach with Blueprint for Life.\xa0 Periodic blogs on personal change and contact information can be found on his website:\xa0\xa0 \nRemember to check out !\nThe essay is . . . not a\xa0bout collaboration.\xa0 I finished reading and have recorded a review.\xa0 I will be back to the second part of Collaboration: Business's Duct Tape in SPaMCAST 87.\nContact information for the Software Process and Measurement Cast Email:\xa0 Voicemail:\xa0 +1-206-888-6111 Website: Twitter: Facebook:\xa0 \nConferences and Speaking Engagements in 2010 (To Date)\xa0 ISMA Cinco in S\xe3o Paulo September 13-15.\xa0 I will be one of the featured speakers.\xa0 More on the topic the near future.\xa0 The website to get more information is \xa0 I hope to see you there!\nNext! The interview in the Software Process and Measurement Cast 87 is with Hans Sassenberg.\xa0 We discussed his paper "Affordable Software Quality Assessment" and why typical process improvement programs are not enough.