SPaMCAST 465 features our essay on re-booting teams. Not every team issue can be solved with a standard pallet of techniques. However, nearly every consultant (internal or external) will have set of tools that they have ready just in case. We discuss techniques and impacts! We will also have a column from Kim Pries (The Software Sensei). Kim discusses why software structure can be a blessing and a curse. While Kim tends to favor structure there are times when it does not deliver the benefits promised. Steve Tendon brings Chapter 20 of Tame The Flow: Hyper-Productive Knowledge-Work Performance, The TameFlow Approach and Its Application to Scrum and Kanban (buy a copy here). Our discussion of Chapter 20 was passionate and in-depth. It will be released in two or 3 parts. A promo! I am participating in the Agile Online Summit 30 Oct - 3 Nov 2017 At the summit, I talk about the power of storytelling with Tom Henricksen! ⇒ Register For other events SPaMCAST team members will be attending check the recent blog entry titled Upcoming Conferences and Webinars! Re-Read Saturday News This week we re-read Action Metrics for Predictability Chapter 1 of Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability: An Introduction by Daniel S. Vacanti. Chapter 1 of Daniel S. Vacanti's Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability. Chapter 1 is titled Flow, Flow Metrics, and Predictability. Vacanti jumps directly into the deep end by suggesting a way to answer the age-old question, "when are you going to deliver?" Buy your copy today and read along! Previous Installments Introduction and Game Plan Dead Tree Book https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/098643633X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=098643633X&linkCode=as2&tag=softprocandme-20&linkId=3488b22252fbe0c99b33ea226f9dcdf5 Kindle https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013ZQ5TUQ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B013ZQ5TUQ&linkCode=as2&tag=softprocandme-20&linkId=f5bdfb462b1cb570344bba7dff6e3c37 Get your copy and begin reading (or re-reading)! A Call To Action Can you tell a friend about Software Process and Measurement Cast? I know you enjoy the podcast and if you are like your friends, so will they. Tell them about the cast and perhaps show them how to download the podcast If you interested in promoting your conference or event on the Software Process and Measurement Cast please reach out to us at [email protected] to discuss how that can happen! Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 466 features our interview with Ross Smith. Ross and I discussed legacy application modernization. Legacy application modernization delivers quantitative and qualitative value to organizations. We also discussed why organizations sometimes avoid biting the modernization bullet! Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, for you or your team." Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.