Sun, 25 November 2007 ** I know this show is a week late. I had a motherboard failure; I am working on a replacement. **
Show 22 features an interview with Joe Levens of Wolters Kluwer discussing Configuration Management (CM). Joe has worked in development, testing, configuration management, and process improvement roles for 24 years. He formed and led the Configuration Management group at Reuters for 8 years, which performed a unique process of integrity checking on software releases, to significantly improve product quality delivered to the customer. His group managed an average of 1000 software and document releases per year, distributed globally. Joseph is currently a Program Manager for Wolters Kluwer, where he chairs a Software Process Improvement Collaboration Forum among organizations throughout North America.
The essay is titled "Attention as an Asset in Outsourcing". The text of this commentary can be found at www.tcagley.wordpress.com. Comments and corrections are welcome.
Remember that comments and feedback are welcome! There are a number of ways to share your thoughts . .
Next Software Process and Measurement Cast: The next Software Process and Measurement Cast features an interview with Johanna Rothman titled “Project Management in the Post Waterfall World. Johanna is an author, consultant and guru if you have any interest in Project Management you will not want to miss this interview!
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Sun, 6 May 2007  Show Eight features an interview with Stephen Finegoldon on the topic of build management. Build Management is one of those basic blocking and tackling issues that every organization must wrestle with but few do well. This is especially true for small and medium sized IT shops. Stephen Finegold is the managing partner of SFT Consulting, LLC (www.sftconsulting.com). SFT Consulting provides outsourced project management, custom software development, and process improvement consulting. Over the past 15 years, Steve has managed software development in the government, non-profit and the commercial sectors. Stephen Finegold is a Project Management Professional and a Microsoft Certified Professional. The essay for this cast is titled, Involvement: Whose Industry Is It Anyway? The essay throws down the gauntlet on the obligation to get involved in the industry you involved in. Involvement and content creation is CRITICAL to the intellectual vitality of the world around you! Remember that comments and feedback are welcome! There are a number of ways to share your thoughts . . . Email SPaMCAST at spamcastinfo@gmail.com Voice messages can be left at 1-206-888-6111It is my intent to share all emails and voice messages! Future Events: On June 21 at 3 PM I will be presenting "When Good Numbers Go Bad" at Better Software 2007 in Las Vegas. The conference and workshops run from Monday June 18 though Thursday June 21 at the Venetian in Las Vegas. Information is available at http://tinyurl.com/d9fau. If you are attending let me know. Other Notes: Ian Brown's article Controlling Software Acquisition Costs With Fnciton Points and Estimation Tool in the May 2007 Crosstalk can be found at http://tinyurl.com/86wxf3 Also Caper's Jones Estimating Software Costs Second Edition has hit the book stores! Review soon. Next Software Process and Measurement Cast: The next Software Process and Measurement Cast features a great interview with Patricia Ferdinandi author of A Requirements Pattern: Succeeding in the Internet Economy. The interview will cover the topic of build management. The essay will be on the first of the deadly sins of metrics. Direct download: SPaMCAST_Eight_Build_Management_Involvement_Stephen_Finegold.mp3 Category: Configuration Management -- posted at: 5:00 PM Comments[0] |
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