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Software Process and Measurement Cast: SPaMCAST 382 – Ben Linders, Continuous Process Improvement
Software Process and Measurement Cast 382 features our interview with Ben Linders. Ben revisits the Software Process and Measurement Cast to discuss his recent series of articles on targeting, finding, and eradicating impediments. Ben discussed a platform for continuous process improvement that delivers continuously increasing value!
Ben’s Bio:
Ben Linders is an Independent Consultant in Agile, Lean, Quality and Continuous Improvement, based in The Netherlands. He is the author of Getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives (http://www.benlinders.com/getting-value-out-of-agile-retrospectives/), Waardevolle Agile Retrospectives (http://www.benlinders.com/waardevolle-agile-retrospectives/), What Drives Quality (https://leanpub.com/WhatDrivesQuality) and Continuous Improvement (https://leanpub.com/continuousimprovement).
As an adviser, coach and trainer he helps organizations by ddeploying effective software development and management practices (http://www.benlinders.com/services/). He focuses on continuous improvement, collaboration and communication, and professional development, to deliver business value to customers.
Ben is an active member of networks on Agile, Lean and Quality, and a frequent speaker and writer. He shares his experience in a bilingual blog (Dutch and English) (http://www.benlinders.com/), as an editor for Agile at InfoQ (http://www.infoq.com/author/Ben-Linders) and as an expert on TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com/contributor/Ben-Linders). Follow him on twitter: @BenLinders (https://twitter.com/@BenLinders).
Ben's impedements articles http://www.benlinders.com/2015/handling-impediments-why-it-matters/ (http://www.benlinders.com/2015/handling-impediments-why-it-matters/)
Ben's new book on continuous improvement is available on leanpub:
https://leanpub.com/continuousimprovement (https://leanpub.com/continuousimprovement)
Re-Read Saturday News
We take a break for Podcamp Toronto and to begin the process of picking the next book. What are your suggestions? In the meantime catch up on the re-read of How to Measure Anything, Finding the Value of “Intangibles in Business” Third Edition (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118539273/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1118539273&linkCode=as2&tag=softprocandme-20&linkId=XC62AS2QLUPNTZVO) by Douglas W. Hubbard on the Software Process and Measurement Blog (https://tcagley.wordpress.com/2016/01/16/how-to-measure-anything-chapter-5-calibrated-estimates-how-much-do-you-know-now/).
Upcoming Events
I am facilitating the CMMI Capability Challenge. This new competition showcases thought leaders who are building organizational capability and improving performance. Listeners will be asked to vote on the winning idea which will be presented at the CMMI Institute’s Capability Counts 2016 conference. The next CMMI Capability Challenge session will be held on March 15th at 1PM EST.
http://cmmiinstitute.com/conferences#thecapabilitychallenge
I will be at the QAI Quest 2016 in Chicago beginning April 18th through April 22nd. I will be teaching a full day class on Agile Estimation (http://qaiquest.org/2016/sessions/agile-estimation/) on April 18 and presenting Budgeting, Estimating, Planning and #NoEstimates: They ALL Make Sense for Agile Testing! (http://qaiquest.org/2016/sessions/budgeting-estimating-planning-and-noestimates-they-all-make-sense-for-agile-testing/)on Wednesday, April 20th. Register now (http://qaiquest.org/2016/sessions/agile-estimation/)!
Upcoming Webinars
IIST Webinar: Scaling Agile Testing Using the TMMi
Date: February 26, 2016Time: 11:00am ESTPresenter: Tom Cagley, VP of Consulting, TMMi Accredited Assessor
Agile methods, principles and techniques are core to how many IT organizations develop and maintain software. However, even though techniques like Test-Driven Development and Scrum are widely practiced, one common complaint is that it is difficult to scale these practices.
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Software Process and Measurement Cast 382 features our interview with Ben Linders. Ben revisits the Software Process and Measurement Cast to discuss his recent series of articles on targeting, finding, and eradicating impediments. Ben discussed a platform for continuous process improvement that delivers continuously increasing value!
Ben’s Bio:
Ben Linders is an Independent Consultant in Agile, Lean, Quality and Continuous Improvement, based in The Netherlands. He is the author of Getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives (http://www.benlinders.com/getting-value-out-of-agile-retrospectives/), Waardevolle Agile Retrospectives (http://www.benlinders.com/waardevolle-agile-retrospectives/), What Drives Quality (https://leanpub.com/WhatDrivesQuality) and Continuous Improvement (https://leanpub.com/continuousimprovement).
As an adviser, coach and trainer he helps organizations by ddeploying effective software development and management practices (http://www.benlinders.com/services/). He focuses on continuous improvement, collaboration and communication, and professional development, to deliver business value to customers.
Ben is an active member of networks on Agile, Lean and Quality, and a frequent speaker and writer. He shares his experience in a bilingual blog (Dutch and English) (http://www.benlinders.com/), as an editor for Agile at InfoQ (http://www.infoq.com/author/Ben-Linders) and as an expert on TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com/contributor/Ben-Linders). Follow him on twitter: @BenLinders (https://twitter.com/@BenLinders).
Ben's impedements articles http://www.benlinders.com/2015/handling-impediments-why-it-matters/ (http://www.benlinders.com/2015/handling-impediments-why-it-matters/)
Ben's new book on continuous improvement is available on leanpub:
https://leanpub.com/continuousimprovement (https://leanpub.com/continuousimprovement)
Re-Read Saturday News
We take a break for Podcamp Toronto and to begin the process of picking the next book. What are your suggestions? In the meantime catch up on the re-read of How to Measure Anything, Finding the Value of “Intangibles in Business” Third Edition (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118539273/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1118539273&linkCode=as2&tag=softprocandme-20&linkId=XC62AS2QLUPNTZVO) by Douglas W. Hubbard on the Software Process and Measurement Blog (https://tcagley.wordpress.com/2016/01/16/how-to-measure-anything-chapter-5-calibrated-estimates-how-much-do-you-know-now/).
Upcoming Events
I am facilitating the CMMI Capability Challenge. This new competition showcases thought leaders who are building organizational capability and improving performance. Listeners will be asked to vote on the winning idea which will be presented at the CMMI Institute’s Capability Counts 2016 conference. The next CMMI Capability Challenge session will be held on March 15th at 1PM EST.
http://cmmiinstitute.com/conferences#thecapabilitychallenge
I will be at the QAI Quest 2016 in Chicago beginning April 18th through April 22nd. I will be teaching a full day class on Agile Estimation (http://qaiquest.org/2016/sessions/agile-estimation/) on April 18 and presenting Budgeting, Estimating, Planning and #NoEstimates: They ALL Make Sense for Agile Testing! (http://qaiquest.org/2016/sessions/budgeting-estimating-planning-and-noestimates-they-all-make-sense-for-agile-testing/)on Wednesday, April 20th. Register now (http://qaiquest.org/2016/sessions/agile-estimation/)!
Upcoming Webinars
IIST Webinar: Scaling Agile Testing Using the TMMi
Date: February 26, 2016Time: 11:00am ESTPresenter: Tom Cagley, VP of Consulting, TMMi Accredited Assessor
Agile methods, principles and techniques are core to how many IT organizations develop and maintain software. However, even though techniques like Test-Driven Development and Scrum are widely practiced, one common complaint is that it is difficult to scale these practices.