The idea of Communities of Practice is thrown around alot in organizations, often without thinking about the goals of a CoP.  Why? Organizations are increasingly becoming more diverse and distributed, while at the same time pursuing mechanisms to increase collaboration between groups and consistency of knowledge and practice hence the rapid growth of Communities of Practice.  Let's explore the goals of a CoP. This week also marks the premiere of Tony Timbol’s new column, “To Tell A Story.” In this week’s installment, we begin to explore the nuances of User Stories.  Tony is a practitioner, consultant, entrepreneur, and science fiction author -- Tony does it all.  Email: [email protected] Web:   Interested in Mikolaj Pawlikoski’s book, I have discount codes for the listeners of the Software Process and Measurement Cast, ping me @ and I will share them with you!   The Software Process and Measurement Cast is a proud media sponsor of the DevOps Online Summit.  DevOps professionals throughout the world come together and share their learnings here at the DevOps Online Summit. This coming April 26th – 30th we are having our third summit. Our goal is to bring together 5000 DevOps professionals.    Re-Read Saturday News  This we continue our re-read of  , by Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller with Chapter 3 titled . You can make a good argument that values shape behaviors. If you have not bought your copy -- what are you waiting for?   This Week’s Installment  Week 1: -   Week 2: -   Week 3: -   Next SPaMCAST Next week, the Agile Coaching Code of Ethics takes center stage with Shane Hastie and Craig Smith. Shane and Craig have been leading the effort to craft a useful Agile Coaching Code of Ethics for the past year.  The two have helped to pull together a diverse group of coaches, and then guide that herd of cats in order to create a first draft of the code.