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Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 90!\nThe interview in the SPaMCAST 90 features an interview with a familar face, Pat Ferdinandi.\xa0 Pat is back talking about her new book, A Technologist's Guide to Performing & Surviving in the New World.\xa0 We live in exciting times how exciting might be up to us!\nPat's 11 year old Solomon Island Eclectus Female parrot, Scarlet wrote the Bio I am using for Pat in SPaMCAST 90.\nWho is Pat Ferdinandi? Well, Mark Twain squawked it best:\nShe was not quite what you would call refined.She was not quite what you would call unrefined.She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot.\n~ Following the Equator; Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar\nShe's calls herself a Chief Thought Translator...a business architect and author of Parrotology. \xa0She's different but I'm GEORGOUS! Yup...\xa0I'm Scarlet... the bird...I squawk about life...And give my caretakers strife...Lets chat about products and give me a hint...What's happenin' in your world...And I'm givin' you the word...\xa0I am continuing my experiment with the format of the Software Process and Measurement Cast.\xa0 I began the new format on SPaMCAST 88 and intend to use the new format at least through July. Every other show will include an interview and news components and the non-interview show will include the essay and any listener comments.\xa0 I would really like to hear your thoughts and comments on the format.\xa0\nIn August I will start the personal kanban at experiment.\xa0 I am interested in any advice or comments you might have.\xa0 I will share the results of the experiment as it develops.\xa0\nContact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail:\xa0 Voicemail:\xa0 +1-206-888-6111Website: Twitter: Facebook:\xa0 \nConferences and Speaking Engagements in 2010 (To Date)\xa0ISMA Cinco in S\xe3o Paulo September 13-15.\xa0 I will be one of the featured speakers.\xa0 THe title of the presentation is Function Points:\xa0 Past, Present and 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 91 will feature an essay that begins a discussion of ethics and why an ethics framework is important for guiding change.