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SPaMCAST 565 - Three Ways Ways To Mess Up Sprint Goals, Product Roadmaps, Essays and Discussions

Release Date: 09/22/2019

Software Process and Measurement Cast

What would you tell your 25-year-old self? It is the time of year for celebration and introspection. Why? If not now, then when? Our panel today features: Daniel Doiron - Jeremy Willets - Jon M Quigley - Freddie Clark - Me 🙂 - Mastering Work Intake sponsors SPaMCAST! Starting Everything Means Finishing Nothing One big thing: Poor work entry means delivering less. Why it matters: Work Intake controls what a team works on and when they work on it. Overloaded teams deliver less value. Poor prioritization leads to delivering the wrong work. Chaotic...

❓Whose Opinions Count When You Change You, A Panel Discussion, SPaMCAST 880

Software Process and Measurement Cast

Involving Others in Personal Change Can Cause Problems. Involving others when changing a team or organization is unassailable. The same isn’t true when changing yourself. Why this matters: Understanding boundaries and what you control is important for owning your own productivity. Our panel today features: Jeremy Berriault - Daniel Doiron - - Me 🙂 - Mastering Work Intake sponsors SPaMCAST! Starting Everything Means Finishing Nothing One big thing: Poor work entry means delivering less. Why it matters: Work Intake controls what a team...

💰Process Debt Swamps Platform Teams, A Conversation with Mark Fussell, SPaMCAST 879

Software Process and Measurement Cast

Process Debt Swamps Platform Teams! Over-abstraction slows teams by INCREASING complexity. Why this matters: Profitability is HIGHLY related to productivity. Mark Fussell is the CEO of Diagrid, a cutting-edge company that simplifies building and scaling cloud-native applications. As the co-founder of Dapr (Distributed Application Runtime), Mark has played a pivotal role in shaping the future of modern application development by empowering developers to build resilient, distributed systems with ease. With decades of experience in the software industry, Mark has been a driving...

🔐AI, the Future of Work, and Cybersecurity, A Conversation with Ephraim Ebstein, SPaMCAST 878

Software Process and Measurement Cast

AI, the Future of Work, and Cybersecurity Are Intertwined! Why it matters: Business processes are being transformed, yielding opportunities and RISKS - leaders should be aware. Bio: Ephraim Ebstein is the CEO and Co-founder of FIT Solutions, LLC. Ephraim is not just another cybersecurity guy-he's a $30M entrepreneur who built two national companies from the ground up, and now helps business leaders turn tech headaches into growth engines. .IG: @kingspear @fitsolutionsllc Web Mastering Work Intake sponsors SPaMCAST! Starting Everything Means Finishing Nothing One big thing:...

Jetsons and Pinocchio - Work Life Balance, SPaMCAST 877

Software Process and Measurement Cast

Many firms are bringing everyone back to the office and demanding longer hours. They are conflating effort and productivity. Why this matters: Increasing productivity is NECESSARY for profitability and growth. Our panel flows with: Jeremy Berriault - Daniel Doiron - Jeremy Willets - - Me - Mastering Work Intake sponsors SPaMCAST! Starting Everything Means Finishing Nothing One big thing: Poor work entry means delivering less. Why it matters: Work Intake controls what a team works on and when they work on it. Overloaded teams deliver less value. ...

☠️Constraints and Friction Are Our Friends, SPaMCAST 876

Software Process and Measurement Cast

The Theory Of Constraints: A Real-World Tool Constraints and friction generate interest in process improvement. Why this matters: The lack of friction leads to overuse which is the tragedy of the commons. Our panel flows with: Jeremy Berriault - Daniel Doiron - Me - Mastering Work Intake sponsors SPaMCAST! Starting Everything Means Finishing Nothing One big thing: Poor work entry means delivering less. Why it matters: Work Intake controls what a team works on and when they work on it. Overloaded teams deliver less value. Poor prioritization leads to...

☠️Constraints and Friction Are Our Friends, SPaMCAST 876

Software Process and Measurement Cast

☠️No Dead Careers Here, SPaMCAST 875

Software Process and Measurement Cast

Impressions are NOT facts - No Matter What Your Gut Tells You! Stoic philosophy holds that impressions are not facts and must be tested. Why this matters: It is very easy to jump to conclusions. In some cases, this is harmless, while in others it leads to disaster. The question the panel faces is whether EVERY impression needs to be examined or is there a continuum. Our panel flows with: Jeremy Berriault - Jeremy Willets - Jon M Quigley - Daniel Doiron - Me - Mastering Work Intake sponsors SPaMCAST! Starting Everything Means Finishing...

🪈 Dichotomy of Control, Stick with STIC, A Panel Discussion, SPaMCAST 874

Software Process and Measurement Cast

We only have control over ourselves! The dichotomy of control. Why it matters: We have direct control over our thoughts, judgments, and actions, but external events, other people's opinions, and the outcomes of our actions are not directly within our control. When discussing problem statements, Jeremy Berriault stated, “stick with STIC.” The alliteration was great! Our panel flows with: Jeremy Berriault - Jeremy Willets - - Me - Mastering Work Intake sponsors SPaMCAST! Starting Everything Means Finishing Nothing One big thing: Poor work entry means...

🚣Flow, Flow and More Flow, A Panel Discussion, SPaMCAST 873

Software Process and Measurement Cast

Dry riverbeds or flash floods - flow matters! Why it matters: Understanding how value is created and moves through an organization is critical. The problem is that the concept is complicated. Freddie Clark stated, “measuring flow is a two-dimensional measure of a three-dimensional problem.” Our panel flows with: Jeremy Berriault - Freddie Clark - https://www.linkedin.com/in/freddie-clark/ - Me - Mastering Work Intake sponsors SPaMCAST! Starting Everything Means Finishing Nothing One big thing: Poor work entry means delivering less. Why it...

More Episodes

SPaMCAST 565 tackles three ways to mess up sprint goals. Sprint goals are a statement of the value that teams strive to deliver. It is possible to complete all of the stories or work items only to realize that the team has lost sight of the goal. Alternately, it is possible to meet the goal and not complete all of the stories.

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Rounding out the cast, we have a visit from Jon M Quigley with an installment of The Alpha and Omega of Product Development. Jon talks about his two new books and product roadmaps.

Re-Read Saturday News

This week in our re-read of Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman opens with a discussion of a number of studies that show that professional predictions are far less accurate than simple algorithmic predictions.

Remember, if you do not have a favorite, dog-eared copy of Thinking, Fast and Slow, please buy a copy. Using the links in this blog entry helps support the blog and its alter-ego, The Software Process and Measurement Cast. Buy a copy on Amazon, It’s time to get reading!

The installments:

Week 1: Logistics and Introduction – http://bit.ly/2UL4D6h

Week 2: The Characters Of The Story – http://bit.ly/2PwItyX

Week 3: Attention and Effort – http://bit.ly/2H45x5A

Week 4: The Lazy Controller – http://bit.ly/2LE3MQQ

Week 5: The Associative Machine – http://bit.ly/2JQgp8I

Week 6: Cognitive Ease – http://bit.ly/2VTuqVu

Week 7: Norms, Surprises, and Causes – http://bit.ly/2Molok2

Week 8: A Machine for Jumping to Conclusions - http://bit.ly/2XOjOcx

Week 9: How Judgement Happens and Answering An Easier Question - http://bit.ly/2XBPaX3

Week 10: Law of Small Numbers - http://bit.ly/2JcjxtI

Week 11: Anchors - http://bit.ly/30iMgUu

Week 12: The Science of Availability - http://bit.ly/30tW6TN

Week 13: Availability, Emotion, and Risk - http://bit.ly/2GmOkTT

Week 14: Tom W’s Speciality - http://bit.ly/2YxKSA8

Week 15: Linda: Less Is More - http://bit.ly/2T3EgnV

Week 16: Causes Trump Statistics - http://bit.ly/2OTpAta

Week 17: Regression To The Mean - http://bit.ly/2ZdwCgu

Week 18: Taming Intuitive Predictions — http://bit.ly/2kAHClJ

Week 19: The Illusion of Understanding - http://bit.ly/2lK954p

Week 20: The Illusion of Validity - http://bit.ly/2mfyrYh

Week 21: Intuitions vs Formulas - http://bit.ly/2kx7kri

Next SPaMCAST

SPaMCAST 566 will feature our interview with Christopher Gerg. Our conversation covered the role of the CISO in today’s organization, security in software development, and cybersecurity in the real world.

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