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Spamcast Spring Rewind 5 - What We Learned In 2021, A Panel Discussion

Software Process and Measurement Cast

Release Date: 05/25/2025

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The Software Process and Measurement Cast Crew is on vacation. Until then, we are revisiting some fabulous panel discussions we have had during the last 19 years. We will be back on June 21st.

Poor work intake equals out-of-control. 

Being out of control leads to stress and poor quality. 

Mastering Work Intake is the path to bringing order out of chaos. Buy a copy today!  JRoss Publishing or Amazon.

JRoss Publishing: https://bit.ly/474ul6G

Amazon: https://amzn.to/4236013

 

Original Show Notes: 

One of the fun parts of programming the Software Process and Measurement Cast is getting diverse groups of people together to chat.  In this edition of the podcast, Jon M Quigley, Jeremy Willets, Jeremy Berriault, Kevin Rush, Susan Parente, and I convened to discuss what we learned about work in 2021. The last few years have been extraordinary -- both good and bad. When you live in times like these, it is incumbent on all of us to learn from them.

The panelists (other than myself) are:

Jeremy Berriault https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-berriault-mba/ Web: https://berriaultandassociates.com/ 

Susan Parente linkedin.com/in/susanparente Web: http://www.s3-tec.com/ 

Jon M Quigley linkedin.com/in/jonmquigley Web: https://www.valuetransform.com/product-development-tools/ 

Kevin Rush linkedin.com/in/kezrush Twitter: @Kezrush

Jeremy Willets linkedin.com/in/jeremywillets   Blog: https://www.jeremywillets.com/