May 14, 2017
The Software Process and Measurement Cast 442 features our essay on capability teams. The use of teams to deliver business value is at the core of most business models. Capability teams are a tool to unlock the value delivery engine of teams.
Gene Hughson brings his Form Follows Function Blog to the cast this week to discuss his recent blog entry titled, Systems of Social Systems and the Software Systems They Create. We live in a complex world and just focusing on social systems or software systems misses the point!
Our third column is from the Software Sensei, Kim Pries. The entry this week is titled, Software Quality and the Art of Skateboard Maintenance. This entry is an homage to Robert M. Pirsig the author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, who recently died.
Re-Read Saturday News
And welcome back! For
those who are interested, The Frederick Half Marathon last weekend
was great. I met my goals: I crossed the finish line,
collected my medal and got to hang out with my family in Frederick.
This week, we begin Part Two of
Holacracy: The New Management System for a Rapidly
Changing World by
Brian J. Robertson
published by Henry Holt and Company
in 2015. Part Two is titled Evolution At Play: Practicing
Holacracy. In my opinion, Part Two provides readers with the
nuts and bolts needed to use Holacracy. Chapter 4,
titled Governance, takes all of the building blocks from
previous chapters and starts to weave them
together.
Catch up on the first four entries in the re-read
Week 1: Logistics and Introduction
Week 3: Distribution Authority
Week 4: Organizational Structure
Visit the Software Process and Measurement Cast blog to participate in this and previous re-reads.
A Call To Action
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Next SPaMCAST
The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature interview with Brad Clark. Brad and I talked about cost estimation, estimation in government and Cocomo II and what is on the way in Cocomo III.
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