SPaMCAST 592 - Human-Centered Design and Women In Agile, An Interview with Shelisa Bainbridge
Software Process and Measurement Cast
Release Date: 03/22/2020
SPaMCAST 601 - The CEO As Leader and Visionary, An Interview With Brian Weaver
Software Process and Measurement Cast
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 601 features my interview with Brian Weaver. Brian is the Founder and CEO of Torch.AI. We covered a wide range of topics, including AI and agile, and the role of leadership in creating an environment where extraordinary results are possible.
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SPaMCAST 600 - Team Self-selection, A Discussion WIth Sandy Mamoli
Software Process and Measurement Cast
SPaMCAST 600, yes 600, features my interview with Sandy Mamoli. We talked about teams and the book she co-authored, Creating Great Teams: How Self-Selection Lets People Excel. Sandy’s unique perspective as a world-class athlete and Agile Coach allows her to deliver options about forming teams you didn’t know you had!
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A Special Announcement
Software Process and Measurement Cast
Today, a special announcement: I would like to introduce you to the Patterns Video Podcast. Ben Woznicki and I have been working on this project for nearly six months and it is finally time to stop starting and start shipping (that’s an agile joke).
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SPaMCAST 599 - Tameflow, The Third Way, A Conversation with Steve Tendon
Software Process and Measurement Cast
SPaMCAST 599 will feature my conversation with Steve Tendon. Steve and I talked about his Tameflow books, the genesis of the framework, the Theory of Constraints, and of course Herbie. Steve provides several profound pieces of wisdom for increasing value.
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SPaMCAST 598 - Recognizing A Toxic Meeting Culture. Continuous Learning - Essays and Discussions
Software Process and Measurement Cast
SPaMCAST 598 features our essay titled, Recognizing A Toxic Meeting Culture. Just because you are meeting remotely doesn’t mean meeting culture has been reset. Now even more than when we are all together, getting meeting culture right is critical to maximizing communication.
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SPaMCAST 597 - Intentional Serendipity, A Panel Discussion with Laberge, Parente, Voris, Sweeney, and Cagley
Software Process and Measurement Cast
The SPaMCAST 597 features a special panel of leaders discussing working from home now and after the initial reaction to being remote has worn off. One of the important points that we discussed was the need to make space for intentional serendipity. The panel is composed of Paul Laberge, Susan Parente, John Voris, Jo Ann Sweeney, and your host.
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SPaMCAST 596 - Sharpening The Saw, An Interview With Tom Henricksen
Software Process and Measurement Cast
The SPaMCAST 596 features our interview with Tom Henricksen. Tom brings the industry the DevOps and the Agile Online Summits and is an active thought leader in the agile community. We talked about how events like his Summits foster learning and sharpening the saw. Tom suggests that tuning your skills and capabilities has never been more important as the economy struggles to get going again.
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IdeaFest Promo April 21 and 22, 2020
Software Process and Measurement Cast
Join us to hear great ideas from industry leaders while they share their stories about CMMC, Agile, Transformation, Culture, CMMI V2.0, High Performance, and more! All from the comfort of your couch!
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SPaMCAST 595 - Unit Testing Principles, An Interview with Vladimir Khorikov
Software Process and Measurement Cast
The SPaMCAST 595 features our interview with Vladimir Khorikov. Vladimir and I geeked out on unit testing and his new book, Unit Testing Principles, Practices, and Patterns. Our conversations covered the gamut with a discussion of writing from first principles, understanding and tuning the signal-to-noise ratio in unit testing, and tests that are better at proving the negative than the positive.
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DevOps Online Summit 2020 Promo!
Software Process and Measurement Cast
The DevOps Online Summit 2020 is an online event for DevOps professionals. We will have interviews with DevOps leaders and Ask Me Anything sessions. So wherever you are in the world you can attend these online sessions. It will start Monday, April 20, 2020, and run through Friday, April 24, 2020.
info_outlineThe SPaMCAST 592 features my interview with Shelisa Bainbridge. We talked about human-centered design and the impact of design on the development process. This approach is core to understanding what the customer wants in a way that influences every line of code. We also talked about how organizations adopt agile and women in agile.
Shelisa is a Senior Business Coach with more than 20 years of experience working with some of Canada’s most notable brands.
Through her various corporate experiences, Shelisa has come to understand the exponential power that ‘human connection’ has on a company’s bottom line, and the support that businesses need to attain exceptional results through brand loyalty and unwavering internal team trust and collaboration.
Shelisa is the Head of Human Centered Delivery (HCD) at one of Toronto’s top Agile Consulting and Coaching groups, Agile by Design. HCD is a complete flow that combines Design Thinking, Agile, User Experience(UX), and validated learning. Shelisa B. helps to arm teams with the skills they need to shift the mindset, culture, and methods required to increase agility.
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shelisabainbridge
Web: https://agilebydesign.com/about_us/
Re-Read Saturday News
This week we focus on Chapter 4 of Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, Second Edition by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzler. The chapter is titled, Learn to Look: How To Notice When Safety Is At Risk.
Week 1 - Logistics, Forewards, and Preface - http://bit.ly/2wls1Mq
Week 2 - Chapter 1: What’s a crucial conversation? And who cares? - http://bit.ly/3a7Kivp
Week 3 – Chapter 2: The Power of Dialogue – http://bit.ly/3aO4cMa
Week 4 - Chapter 3: Start With Heart - http://bit.ly/2UbJizK
Week 5 - Learn To Look - https://bit.ly/3djnnPX
If you do not have a copy or have tossed it at someone during a crucial conversation, it is time to buy a copy. Please use the link https://amzn.to/34RuZ6V (using the link helps support the blog and podcast).
Book Club Starting Soon
** Only a few seats left ***
Jon M Quigley and I are starting an online book club to read and discuss the classic books that underpin the lean, quality and agile movements. The name of the book club is “Quality, Agile, and Lean Classic Books: Greatness in the Workplace”. The first book is Out Of The Crisis by Deming (don’t have a copy — https://amzn.to/32XAH81)
We are starting our dialog on Friday, April 10th and the event will run over 7 sessions (we will avoid as many religious and national holidays as possible). We are only opening 10 seats for each group of sessions. We are changing a one time fee of $3.13 which equates to 4.95 (ish) once Eventbrite factors in their fees to encourage people that sign up to show up.
More information and sign up at http://bit.ly/2IsPPkf
Next SPaMCAST
The SPaMCAST 593 will feature my interview with Scott Crabtree. Scott and I talked about the impact of being happy at work has on performance and outcomes. Perfect timing for this interview!
Also, I may have some special content in the feed over the next few weeks. A little lagniappe because we all deserve it right now.