Feb 13, 2011
Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 121!
In this week’s Software Process and Measurement Cast we revist an essay originally broadcast in SPaMCAST 2. We revisit the essay because I believe the events in TUnisia and Egypt over the past few weeks have driven the point home that gates can impact the value of IT.
The essay begins . . .
A few weeks ago (now three years later) I attended a lecture by Jared Diamond. His lecture was in support of his book. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (2005). The ideas in the book concern the anthropology of societies however they are equally relevant to why process improvement programs succeed or fail. Two of the ideas Dr. Diamond put forth on why societies collapse that are instantly germane to SPI programs were:
• Elites isolate themselves, and
• An inability to reassess core values
Can anyone say gates or silos?
Book Plug . . .
Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and
Techniques co-authored by Murali Chemuturi and myself and
published by J. Ross Publishing has hit the bookshelves!
According to Robert C. Anderson, Director, Process Development and
Quality Assurance, Computer Aid, Inc, "Mastering Software Project
Management is a masterpiece of clarity, organization and depth of
practical knowledge." If you a project manager or know project
managers buy yourself a copy and a second to lend co-workers!
PS -- Want me to sign a bookplate for your copy? Email me and
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Next!
The Metrics Minute entry on burn down charts will appear in
SPaMCAST 123. The SPaMCAST 122 will feature my interview with
Ted Theodoropoulos. Ted and I discussed technical debt. Ted
has some great ideas on expanding the defintion of technical debt
and why taking a broad view matters . . . alot.