Software Process and Measurement Cast
Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 79! In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 79 I interviewed Scott Stribrny. We discussed his recent Cutter Consortium Executive Update titled “We’re Gonna Be in the Hudson: Risk Management Expertise to Live by in an Economic Downturn." The conversation and the article focused on risk and risk management. Risk gets talked about in project management circles and can stay a bit theorectical Scott makes the topic tangible in our interview. Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail: spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail: +1-206-888-6111Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook: http://bit.ly/16fBWV Scott's Bio: J. Scott Stribrny is the Cofounder, President, and Managing Director of Group Atlantic, Inc., a consulting firm that has advised private, commercial, and governmental organizations on successful strategy development and operations improvement since 1992. He is also a Senior Consultant and writer with Cutter Consortium's Enterprise Risk Management & Governance practice. He is currently advising senior management of Fortune 1000 firms on principles and techniques for effective risk management and leadership. He is a frequent speaker to professional organizations and a guest lecturer to MBA programs at DePaul, Loyola and National-Louis Universities. His courses on developing high-performance teams are well known for their innovative workshops and practical applicability. Mr. Stribrny has more than 30 years experience in systems specification and building. He has designed and built real-time mission critical software and has led successful, multimillion-dollar development programs. His accumulated management experience ranges from growth companies to Fortune 50 conglomerates in many industries, including aerospace, telecommunications, financial, insurance, retail, information services, and manufacturing. Mr. Stribrny is a co-founder and former leader of the Chicago Software Process Improvement Network, and was an organizer of the 1998 Software Engineering Process Group conference. He can be reached at Scott.Stribrny@GroupAtlantic.com. Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail: scott.stribrny@groupatlantic.comWebsite: www.groupatlantic.comCutter: http://www.cutter.com/meet-our-experts/stribrnys.html The SPaMCAST's production schedule is on the Software Process and Measurement Facebook page. Yell at me if you have ideas for future interveiws or essays. Your thoughts, comments, suggestions and ideas are welcome. The essay SPaMCAST 79 is the completion of my essay about the central threads or core truths that can be extracted from the myriad of manifestos currently being published. Remember, "I am not a cog and neither are you!" Conferences and Speaking Engagements in 2010 (To Date)SEPG Conference in Savanah. March 22 - 25, I will be attending and will have lots of time to connect to SPaMCASTers in Savanah. Let me know if you are attending and lets connect! Quest Conference in Dallas April 21 - 23. I will be talking on "Process Improvement in a Multi-Model World". The conference includes two days of workshops. The website to get more information is http://www.qaiquest.org/dallas/index.html Next!The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature an interview with Dr. David F Rico. We discussed agile methods and the quantitative data that shows that it really works. read less
Sun February 21 2010
Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 79! In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 79 I interviewed Scott Stribrny. We discussed his recent Cutter Consortium Executive Update titled “We’re Gonna Be in the Hudson: Risk Management Expertise to Live by in an Economic Downturn." The conversation and the article focused on risk and risk management. Risk gets talked about in project management circles and can stay a bit theorectical Scott makes the topic tangible in our interview. Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail: spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail: +1-206-888-6111Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook: http://bit.ly/16fBWV Scott's Bio: J. Scott Stribrny is the Cofounder, President, and Managing Director of Group Atlantic, Inc., a consulting firm that has advised private, commercial, and governmental organizations on successful strategy development and operations improvement since 1992. He is also a Senior Consultant and writer with Cutter Consortium's Enterprise Risk Management & Governance practice. He is currently advising senior management of Fortune 1000 firms on principles and techniques for effective risk management and leadership. He is a frequent speaker to professional organizations and a guest lecturer to MBA programs at DePaul, Loyola and National-Louis Universities. His courses on developing high-performance teams are well known for their innovative workshops and practical applicability. Mr. Stribrny has more than 30 years experience in systems specification and building. He has designed and built real-time mission critical software and has led successful, multimillion-dollar development programs. His accumulated management experience ranges from growth companies to Fortune 50 conglomerates in many industries, including aerospace, telecommunications, financial, insurance, retail, information services, and manufacturing. Mr. Stribrny is a co-founder and former leader of the Chicago Software Process Improvement Network, and was an organizer of the 1998 Software Engineering Process Group conference. He can be reached at Scott.Stribrny@GroupAtlantic.com. Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail: scott.stribrny@groupatlantic.comWebsite: www.groupatlantic.comCutter: http://www.cutter.com/meet-our-experts/stribrnys.html The SPaMCAST's production schedule is on the Software Process and Measurement Facebook page. Yell at me if you have ideas for future interveiws or essays. Your thoughts, comments, suggestions and ideas are welcome. The essay SPaMCAST 79 is the completion of my essay about the central threads or core truths that can be extracted from the myriad of manifestos currently being published. Remember, "I am not a cog and neither are you!" Conferences and Speaking Engagements in 2010 (To Date)SEPG Conference in Savanah. March 22 - 25, I will be attending and will have lots of time to connect to SPaMCASTers in Savanah. Let me know if you are attending and lets connect! Quest Conference in Dallas April 21 - 23. I will be talking on "Process Improvement in a Multi-Model World". The conference includes two days of workshops. The website to get more information is http://www.qaiquest.org/dallas/index.html Next!The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature an interview with Dr. David F Rico. We discussed agile methods and the quantitative data that shows that it really works. read less
Sun February 07 2010
Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 78!In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 78 I interviewed Dr. Luigi Buglione. We focused our discussion on how play can improve learning in a technical environment but also touched on measurement and change. This was an intense interview that included many take aways that can be applied in your organization now!Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail: spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail: +1-206-888-6111Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook: http://bit.ly/16fBWVDr. Buglione's Bio:Dr. Luigi Buglione is Associate Professor at the École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS) – Université du Québec, Canada and is currently working as Process Improvement Specialist at Engineering.IT (formerly Atos Origin Italy and SchlumbergerSema) in Rome, Italy. Previously, he worked as a Software Process Engineer at the European Software Institute (ESI) in Bilbao, Spain. Dr. Buglione is a regular speaker at international Conferences on Software Measurement, Process Improvement and Quality. He is also the Vice-President of the Italian Software Metrics Association (GUFPI-ISMA), where created the Software Measurement Committee (SMC), member of the ISBSG Technical Advisory Group, of the ISO/IEC WG10 Study Group and other technical national bodies on such issues.He developed and was part of ESPRIT and of Basque Government projects on metric programs, EFQM models, the Balanced IT Scorecard and QFD for software. He is also a reviewer of the SWEBOK project, co-authoring the proposal for a new Knowledge Area on Software Measurement for the upcoming 2010 edition.He received a Ph.D in Management Information Systems from LUISS Guido Carli University (Rome, Italy) and a degree cum laude in Economics from the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy. He is a Certified Software Measurement Specialist (IFPUG CSMS). Dr. Buglione's reseach can be found at www.semq.eu He also suggests visiting GUFPI-ISMA. The Italian full website is @ www.gufpi-isma.org , the new English section of the site @ http://www.gufpi-isma.org/eng/Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail: luigi.buglione@eng.itPhone: +39-06-8307.4472 Website: www.semq.euThe SPaMCAST's production schedule should be on the Software Process and Measurement Facebook page before this cast goes up! Yell at me if it is not there. Your thoughts, comments, suggestions and ideas are welcome.The essay SPaMCAST 78 is about the central threads or core truths that can be extracted from the myriad of manifestos currently being published. Either they are all copying from each other or there might be something to learn from them.Conferences and Speaking Engagements in 2010 (To Date)Are Your Project Stakeholders Satisfied February 11, 2010 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Eastern Time Measuring customer satisfaction is more than just asking if your clients got what they wanted. Customer satisfaction is a messy mix of expectations, experiences, and perceptions - with maybe a hint of functionality. In this webinar, Tom Cagley will outline one method for measuring this mixture and for identifying what really matters in customer satisfaction.Learning Objectives: • How to define customer satisfaction • Strategies for identifying what really matters • A practical framework for measuring customer satisfaction • Not all attributes of customer satisfaction matter to the same level for all stakeholders Register at http://solutions.compaid.com/forms/WebinarA20100211?ProcessType=PreRegQuest Conference in Dallas April 21 - 23. I will be talking on "Process Improvement in a Multi-Model World". The conference includes two days of workshops. The website to get more information is http://www.qaiquest.org/dallas/index.htmlNext!The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature an interview with Scott Stribrny. We discussed leadership, risk, requirements, business analysis and innovation. We had a great interview and covered a lot of ground including a discussion of one his recent articles, "We're Gonna Be in the Hudson." read less
Sun January 24 2010
Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 77 marking the SPaMCAST's Three Year Anniversary!The Software Process and Measurement Cast 77 is a special show. Even though we still have an interview and essay, we are going to turn things a bit on their head by flipping rolls and adding quite a few congratulatory comments. The outpouring of well wishes was fantastic and in some cases pretty darn funny.In the SPaMCAST 77 the tables have been turned and Pat Ferdinandi interviewed me. We talk about how the Software Process and Measurement Cast began, lessons learned along the way and where the Cast is going in the future. Frankly being on the other side of the table was a bit intimidating but a lot of fun never the less!Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail: spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail: +1-206-888-6111Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook: http://bit.ly/16fBWVI am going to include SPaMCAST's production shedule on Facebook. Your thoughts, comments, suggestions and ideas are welcome.We have a guest essay in SPaMCAST 77. In this cast Richard Durnall shares his excellent essay "We’re not Japanese and we don’t build cars." The essay explores the management paradigm of lean, its roots and why the path taken by western management practices will be difficult to change. This essay was originally published at DZone (http://agile.dzone.com). I hope this is only the first of Richard's essays that grace the "bits" of the Software Process and Measurement Cast.Richard's Blog: http://www.richarddurnall.com/Email: rdurnall@thoughtworks.com The DZone Article: http://agile.dzone.com/articles/lean-development-benefitsTwitter: www.twitter.com/rdurnallConferences and Speaking Engagements in 2010 (To Date)Are Your Project Stakeholders Satisfied February 11, 2010 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Eastern Time Measuring customer satisfaction is more than just asking if your clients got what they wanted. Customer satisfaction is a messy mix of expectations, experiences, and perceptions - with maybe a hint of functionality. In this webinar, Tom Cagley will outline one method for measuring this mixture and for identifying what really matters in customer satisfaction.Learning Objectives: • How to define customer satisfaction • Strategies for identifying what really matters • A practical framework for measuring customer satisfaction • Not all attributes of customer satisfaction matter to the same level for all stakeholders Register at http://solutions.compaid.com/forms/WebinarA20100211?ProcessType=PreRegQuest Conference in Dallas April 21 - 23. I will be talking on "Process Improvement in a Multi-Model World". The conference includes two days of workshops. The website to get more information is http://www.qaiquest.org/dallas/index.htmlNext!The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature an interview with Luigi Buglione. We discussed how we reinvigorate training by including games, the process of change and software measurement. I have already put Luigi’s ideas into action and that says a ton! read less
Sun January 10 2010
Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 76!In the SPaMCAST 76 I interviewed Tom and Mary Poppendieck talking about lean and their new book "Leading Lean Software Development: Results Are not the Point". Our interview covered the book, lean and leadership to just a few topics.Mary Poppendieck has been in the Information Technology industry for over thirty years. She has managed software development, supply chain management, manufacturing operations, and new product development. She spearheaded the implementation of a Just-in-Time system in a 3M video tape manufacturing plant and led new product development teams, commercializing products ranging from digital controllers to 3M Light Fiberâ. Mary is a popular writer and speaker, and coauthor of the book Lean Software Development, which was awarded the Software Development Productivity Award in 2004. A sequel, Implementing Lean Software Development, was published in 2006. A third book, Leading Lean Software Development, was published in late 2009.Tom Poppendieck has over 25 years of experience in computing including eight years of work with object technology. His modeling and mentoring skills are rooted in his experience as a physics professor. His early work was in IT infrastructure, product development, and manufacturing support, and evolved to consulting project assignments in healthcare, logistics, mortgage banking, and travel services.Tom holds a PhD in Physics and has taught physics for ten years. He is coauthor of the book Lean Software Development, which was awarded the Software Development Productivity Award in 2004. A sequel, Implementing Lean Software Development, was published in 2006. A third book, Leading Lean Software Development, was published in late 2009.Website: http://www.poppendieck.com/Leading Lean Software Development: Results Are not the Point http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321620704/poppendieckco-20Contact Mary:Phone: 952-934-7998Email: mary@poppendieck.com Contact Tom:Phone: 612-804-7217Email: tom@poppendieck.com The essay in SPaMCAST 76 is titled "Walls". In the essay, "Walls" I explore the impact of living in an echo chamber when it comes to the ideas and concpets you use to drive change.Conferences and Speaking Engagements in 2010 (To Date)Are Your Project Stakeholders Satisfied February 11, 2010 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Eastern Time Measuring customer satisfaction is more than just asking if your clients got what they wanted. Customer satisfaction is a messy mix of expectations, experiences, and perceptions - with maybe a hint of functionality. In this webinar, Tom Cagley will outline one method for measuring this mixture and for identifying what really matters in customer satisfaction.Learning Objectives: â How to define customer satisfaction â Strategies for identifying what really matters â A practical framework for measuring customer satisfaction â Not all attributes of customer satisfaction matter to the same level for all stakeholders Register at http://solutions.compaid.com/forms/WebinarA20100211?ProcessType=PreRegQuest Conference in Dallas April 21 - 23. I will be talking on "Process Improvement in a Multi-Model World". The conference includes two days of workshops. The website to get more information is http://www.qaiquest.org/dallas/index.htmlNext!The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature an interview with . . . Me. Pat Ferdinandi turns the tables to explore the origins of the SPaMCAST and plans for the future. I had fun being interviewed and hope you will enjoy the disucssion. read less
Sun December 27 2009
Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 75!In the SPaMCAST 75 I interviewed Bonnie Brown. We discussed the updated IFPUG Function Point Counting Practice Manual (release 4.3) that will be released this January. While the manual includes few rule the manual it does include a new section on conversions, more definitions and is generally a cleaner therefore more usable format. Bonnie provided great insight into the contents and construction of the manual.Ms. Brown works for HP (Hewlett Packard) and is the Function Point Coordinator for HPâs U.S. Public Sector account. Ms. Brown has over 20 years of experience in the Information Technology industry with a strong emphasis in requirements development, analysis and design of new applications leveraging standard processes. Ms. Brown has participated in numerous software development and enhancement projects, performing definition, analysis and design phase activities. She also has ten years of experience in Function Point Analysis, Metrics collection and analysis, and Software Process Improvement. In her current assignment, she coordinates function point activities for the U.S. Public Sector account and performs function point analysis for projects and applications within that area. Ms. Brown has been a member of the IFPUG Counting Practices Committee since 2000. She previously served as the committee secretary and is now serving as committee vice-chair. She coordinated (along with David Garmus) the development and publication of CPM 4.3. The IFPUG website is www.ifpug.orgThe essay in SPaMCAST 75 is an exploration of the term "best practice". Shakespeare wrote: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." Unfortunately words can have power beyond thier original intent therefore reduce the value of the orginal concept.Conferences and Speaking Engagements in 2010 (To Date)ITMPI Webinar: Are Your Project Stakeholders Satisfied February 11, 2010 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Eastern Time Measuring customer satisfaction is more than just asking if your clients got what they wanted. Customer satisfaction is a messy mix of expectations, experiences, and perceptions - with maybe a hint of functionality. In this webinar, Tom Cagley will outline one method for measuring this mixture and for identifying what really matters in customer satisfaction.Learning Objectives: â How to define customer satisfaction â Strategies for identifying what really matters â A practical framework for measuring customer satisfaction â Not all attributes of customer satisfaction matter to the same level for all stakeholders Register at http://solutions.compaid.com/forms/WebinarA20100211?ProcessType=PreRegQuest Conference in Dallas April 21 - 23. I will be talking on "Process Improvement in a Multi-Model World". The conference includes two days of workshops. The website to get more information is http://www.qaiquest.org/dallas/index.htmlNext!The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature an interview with Tom and Mary Poppendiech talking about lean and their new book "Leading Lean Software Development: Results Are not the Point". This was a phenomenally insightful interview. read less
Software Process and Measurement Cast