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. Modernization can breathe new life into old applications.  We also discussed why organizations sometimes avoid biting the modernization bullet! Ross Smith is Chief Architect at PITSS America.  He has been on the PITSS team for five years, a time during which the company transformed from an Oracle Forms upgrade vendor into a business process and application transformation provider.  He recently spoke at Oracle Open World about the untapped potential of leaving vital legacy applications out of a digital transformation strategy, and the realities of integrating them into a modern enterprise environment. Email: Web: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-smith-5427497 I am participating in the Agile Online Summit At the summit, I talk about the power of storytelling with Tom Henricksen! ⇒   Metricas 2017 I will be keynoting on Agile leadership and delivering one my favorites, Function Points and Pokémon Go 29 November 2017 Sao Paulo, Brazil ⇒ Re-Read Saturday News This week we re-read Chapter 2 of Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability: An Introduction by Daniel S. Vacanti. Chapter 2 is titled The Basic Metrics of Flow. We go deep on WIP, Cycle Time and Throughput.  Powerful metrics that every team needs to understand and leverage.  ! Previous Installments   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. Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 467 features out essay on value. Value is the most talked about and least understood concept in Agile. In terms of software development, enhancements, and maintenance the value of a piece of work is the worth of the outcome that results from doing the work. We will also have columns from Jeremy Berriault and Gene Hughson. Shameless Ad for my book! 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 nglish and Chinese.