SPaMCAST 783 - Are You Authorized, Growth, Essays and Conversations

Software Process and Measurement Cast 783 tackles a classic work intake problem, “Do you have the authority to ask for this work?” Work input processes need to vet more than just requirements. 

We also have a visit from Jon M Quigley. Jon and I discussed taking control of your personal growth. It is not your organization's responsibility. 

Re-Read Saturday News

Chapter 10 of Leadership is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say – and What You Don’t is titled, The Red-Blue Operating System. Marquet starts this chapter with the cautionary tale of the Ford Pinto. The chapter highlights the outcome of the industrial approach to leadership going wrong. My wife had a Pinto when we first started dating. It was our only car and we both remember waiting for it to be recalled, even as we drove to work every morning. We discussed the potential of the fuel tank exploding. What we were oblivious to was the reason for the problem. The failure of leadership and the failure of the decision-making model literally sentenced people to death to achieve a goal.  

Previous installments of our re-read of Leadership is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say – and What You Don’t (buy a copy)!

Week 1: Logistics, Introduction, Foreword – https://bit.ly/3sTqyu3 

Week 2: El Faro – https://bit.ly/3RnkUue 

Week 3: The New Playbook – https://bit.ly/3Llgmki 

Week 4: Control the Clock – https://bit.ly/45UFp5Z

Week 5: Collaborate – https://bit.ly/3PzFiXI  

Week 6: Commit - https://bit.ly/46DMmsF 

Week 7: Complete - https://bit.ly/47aTDQe  

Week 8: Improve - https://bit.ly/3FMT1Vw 

Week 9: Connect - https://bit.ly/3QW05Wj 

Week 10: Applying - https://bit.ly/3ufAq1K 

Week 11: Red-Blue Operating System - https://bit.ly/3SQLuNb 

Learn to Solve IT's Dirtiest Secret!

Work input, which includes prioritization and sequencing, is how work gets to an organization or team. If you get it wrong you are throwing time and money away. Simply put, poor work intake means no agile for you. Jeremy Willets and I have written Managing Work Intake tackling the topic that JRoss Publishing will publish in January 2024. In support of the book, we are building a live, workshop-based course for anyone involved in deciding on what work gets completed!  This includes Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Project Managers, Program Managers, and Portfolio Managers - lots of people are involved which is part of the problem! The workshop will cover why work intake is the biggest challenge to teams and organizations today. Attendees will also learn what to do to solve this challenge. This cohort-based course will combine very short lectures, discussions, and exercises. It will provide space to learn and share with peers. We’re using a survey to build a waitlist for the first cohort – link below. We will use the list to alert you when the workshop is available.

https://bit.ly/3MdmvQa 

 

Next SPaMCAST 

Software Process and Measurement Cast 784 will feature our interview with Michaele Gardner and Brian Hackerson. We talked about Agile Best Self and being in control of our agile.