SPaMCAST 50 - David J Anderson, Agile Management and More
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Show fifty features my interview with David J Anderson. We
discussed agile management and many other topics. The interview was
fascinating! I have decided to push it out into the feed as
one whole file rather than breaking due to ensure the continuity of
the conversation (no real break points).
David J. Anderson leads a management consulting firm focused on
improving performance of technology companies. He has many years
management experience leading teams on agile software development
projects. David was a founder of the agile movement through his
involvement in the creation of Feature Driven Development. His
first book, Agile Management for Software Engineering - Applying
the Theory of Constraints for Business Results, published in 2003
by Prentice Hall, introduced many ideas from Lean and Theory of
Constraints in to software engineering. He was also a founder of
the APLN, a non-profit dedicated to improving management and
leadership in technology companies. Recently David has been
focusing his attention on business agility and enterprise scale
agile software transitions through a synergy of the CMMI model for
organizational maturity with Agile and Lean methods.
Note that the Lean Kanban2009 Conference noted in the interview has
been rescheduled to May 6 – 8. Information can be found
at http://www.leankanbanconference.com/
Contact information:
Web Site: http://www.agilemanagement.net
Email: fddmanager@yahoo.com
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Next Software Process and
Measurement Cast:
The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature an
interview with Tim Lister. Tim is one the great thinkers in
the IT field. We discussed the book "Adrenaline Junkies and
Template Zombies” which was co-authored with the five other
principals of the Atlantic Systems Guild. The ideas and
topics covered in the book and interview have already refined my
thoughts on a number of topics. I expect that you will have
the same experience this is not an interview to miss.