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Software Process and Measurement Cast: SPaMCAST 387 –Storytelling As A Tool, Critical Roles, QA Career Path
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 387 includes three features. The first is our essay on storytelling. Storytelling is a tool that is useful in many scenarios, for presentations (https://tcagley.wordpress.com/2016/01/26/the-role-of-stories-in-presentations-or-the-two-reasons-to-use-stories-as-a-presentation-tool/), to help people frame their thoughts and for gathering information. A story provides both a deeper and more nuanced connection with information than most lists of PowerPoint bullets or even structured requirements documents. The essay provides an excellent supplement to our interview with Jason Little (which you can listen to here (http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/4233748)).
The second feature this week is Steve Tendon discussing Chapter 9 of Tame The Flow: Hyper-Productive Knowledge-Work Performance, The TameFlow Approach and Its Application to Scrum and Kanban published J Ross. Chapter 9 is titled “Critical Roles, Leadership and More”. We discuss why leadership roles are important to achieve hyper-productive performance. Sometimes in Agile and other approaches, it is easy to overlook the role of leaders outside of the team.
Remember Steve has a great offer for SPaMCAST listeners. Check `out https://tameflow.com/spamcast (https://tameflow.com/spamcast) for a way to get Tame The Flow: Hyper-Productive Knowledge-Work Performance, The TameFlow Approach, and Its Application to Scrum and Kanban at 40% off the list price.
Anchoring the cast this week is a visit to the QA Corner. Jeremy Berriault discusses whether a career and the path your career might take in testing is an individual or a team sport. Jeremy dispenses useful advice even if you are not involved in testing.
Re-Read Saturday News
This week we are back with Chapter 14 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/). Chapter 14 (https://tcagley.wordpress.com/2016/03/12/how-to-measure-anything-chapter-12-the-ultimate-measurement-instrument-human-judges/#more-6790) is titled A Universal Measurement Method. In this chapter, Hubbard provides the readers with a process for applying Applied Information Economics.
We will read Commitment – Novel About Managing Project Risk (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9462410038/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=9462410038&linkCode=as2&tag=softprocandme-20&linkId=TOAT6NUXLWD6CHXQ)by Olav Maassen and Chris Matts for our next Re-Read. Buy your copy today and start reading (use the link to support the podcast). In the meantime, vote in our poll for the next book. As in past polls please vote twice or suggest a write-in candidate in the comments. We will run the poll for two more weeks.
Upcoming Events
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/)!
I will be speaking at the CMMI Institute’s Capability Counts 2016 Conference in Annapolis, Maryland May 10th and 11th. Register Now! (http://cmmiinstitute.com/conferences#thecapabilitychallenge)
Next SPaMCAST
The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature our interview with Dr. Mark Bojeun. Dr.
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The Software Process and Measurement Cast 387 includes three features. The first is our essay on storytelling. Storytelling is a tool that is useful in many scenarios, for presentations (https://tcagley.wordpress.com/2016/01/26/the-role-of-stories-in-presentations-or-the-two-reasons-to-use-stories-as-a-presentation-tool/), to help people frame their thoughts and for gathering information. A story provides both a deeper and more nuanced connection with information than most lists of PowerPoint bullets or even structured requirements documents. The essay provides an excellent supplement to our interview with Jason Little (which you can listen to here (http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/4233748)).
The second feature this week is Steve Tendon discussing Chapter 9 of Tame The Flow: Hyper-Productive Knowledge-Work Performance, The TameFlow Approach and Its Application to Scrum and Kanban published J Ross. Chapter 9 is titled “Critical Roles, Leadership and More”. We discuss why leadership roles are important to achieve hyper-productive performance. Sometimes in Agile and other approaches, it is easy to overlook the role of leaders outside of the team.
Remember Steve has a great offer for SPaMCAST listeners. Check `out https://tameflow.com/spamcast (https://tameflow.com/spamcast) for a way to get Tame The Flow: Hyper-Productive Knowledge-Work Performance, The TameFlow Approach, and Its Application to Scrum and Kanban at 40% off the list price.
Anchoring the cast this week is a visit to the QA Corner. Jeremy Berriault discusses whether a career and the path your career might take in testing is an individual or a team sport. Jeremy dispenses useful advice even if you are not involved in testing.
Re-Read Saturday News
This week we are back with Chapter 14 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/). Chapter 14 (https://tcagley.wordpress.com/2016/03/12/how-to-measure-anything-chapter-12-the-ultimate-measurement-instrument-human-judges/#more-6790) is titled A Universal Measurement Method. In this chapter, Hubbard provides the readers with a process for applying Applied Information Economics.
We will read Commitment – Novel About Managing Project Risk (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9462410038/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=9462410038&linkCode=as2&tag=softprocandme-20&linkId=TOAT6NUXLWD6CHXQ)by Olav Maassen and Chris Matts for our next Re-Read. Buy your copy today and start reading (use the link to support the podcast). In the meantime, vote in our poll for the next book. As in past polls please vote twice or suggest a write-in candidate in the comments. We will run the poll for two more weeks.
Upcoming Events
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/)!
I will be speaking at the CMMI Institute’s Capability Counts 2016 Conference in Annapolis, Maryland May 10th and 11th. Register Now! (http://cmmiinstitute.com/conferences#thecapabilitychallenge)
Next SPaMCAST
The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature our interview with Dr. Mark Bojeun. Dr.