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Software Process and Measurement Cast

The Software Process and Measurement Cast provides a forum to explore the varied world of software process improvement and measurement.  The SPaMCast covers topics that deal the challenges how work is done in information technology organizations as they grow and evolve.  The show combines commentaries, interviews and your feedback to serve up ideas, options, opinions, advice and even occasionally facts. 

 

May 21, 2017

The next Software Process and Measurement Cast features our 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. Even if you are firmly in the #NoEstimates camp this interview will give you ideas to think about!

Brad’s Bio

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Aug 31, 2014

Software Process and Measurement Cast number 305 features our essay on Estimation.  Estimation is a hot bed of controversy. We begin by synchronizing on what we think the word means.  Then, once we have a common vocabulary we can commence with the fisticuffs. In SPaMCAST 305 we will not shy away from a...


Aug 17, 2014

Software Process and Measurement Cast number 303 features our essay titled “Topics in Estimation.” This essay is a collection of smaller essays that cover wide range of issues effecting estimation.  Topics include estimation and customer satisfaction, risk and project estimates, estimation frameworks and size and...


Jul 27, 2014

Show 300! Show Zero was published on January 7, 2007. 2,738 days later, we feature our interview with Vasco Duarte. We discussed #NoEstimates, which evokes a great deal of passion.  The interview will embraces that passion and we sort through the noise to get to the core of the idea which is highly useful despite...


Nov 18, 2012

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 212!   

The Software Process and Measurement Cast 212 features my interview with Arlene Minkiewicz.  We talked about agile and parametric estimation!  Strange bed fellows?

Arlene F. Minkiewicz is the Chief Scientist at PRICE Systems, LLC with over 27 years of...