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Close Other Tabs is an ongoing investigation into passing interests. Does your partner have interests? Why? What are interests? Where do interests come from? What are they for? I know they are a threat to me, but how? Have you ever done a 9th-grade-level research project on kei truck crumple zones while standing in line at the bank? or tracked the evolutionary history of moles after seeing your neighbor post about blowing them up on Nextdoor? You may be experiencing interests. Each episode I ...
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SPaMCAST explores the varied world of software process improvement and measurement. The cast covers topics that deal with the challenges found in information technology organizations as they grow and evolve.
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Secrets of Next Level Entrepreneurs presents a collection of practical and insightful resources on how to grow a profitable business while maintaining a healthy and fulfilling life. In each episode, host Alex Brueckmann pulls wisdom from thought leaders about specific topics, ranging from strategic pricing to leadership, sustainability and beyond. The podcast is a companion to Brueckmann's new book, Secrets of Next Level Entrepreneurs (available in your favorite book store). In the book, ind ...
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Mastering Work Intake Open House Video Trailer
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Mastering Work Intake by and I hit the bookshelves earlier this year. We have also been running cohort-based workshops to help expose and solve this dirty little secret. Two of the questions we have gotten as we have promoted the workshops are: What is a cohort-based workshop? What value will I get if I join? Both are greater questions and we have …
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Today we investigate Ani's mysterious interest in Mine-Sniffing Rats Are rats gross? Will Ani admit than any animal is gross? What is R+ training? Is it wrong to lord our superior eyesight over these rats? Should American rats volunteer for this job since the US helped mine Cambodia? What does Facebook think the phrase "mine-sniffing rats" implies?…
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Today we probe Ani's interest in a "Crow Ocarina" Is Ani trying to turn our neighborhood crows into an army? Does she love the crows more than me? What is an ocarina? Why are crows cool? Are crows destroying the nuclear family? Should we do all that we can to serve the crows, knowing their offspring will remember our faces? Email your interests to …
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Does your partner have interests? Why? What are interests? Where do interests come from? What are they for? I know they are a threat to me, but in what way? Have you ever done a 9th grade level research project on kei truck crumple zones while standing in line at the bank” Have you ever tracked the evolutionary history of moles after seeing your ne…
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AI, ML, and Lifelong Learning - A Great Combination, A Conversation With Richmond Alake, SPaMCAST 825
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The SPaMCAST 825 features our conversation with Richmond Alake. During our conversation, we discussed AI, Machine Learning, and most importantly why being a lifelong learner is important (really important). Need more? We also will discuss what comes next now that AI Chat has been done. Richmond’s bio: Richmond Alake is an AI/ML Practitioner with an…
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You Can Never Cross The Same River Twice, Essays and Conversations with Jon M Quigley, SPaMCAST 824
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The SPaMCAST 824 compares the Great Avon Lake Tornado and power outage with the purported death of Agile. Cap that off with many in the industry doubling down on Agile purity to put the blush back on the rose. My upcoming high school reunion suggests you can never cross the same river twice but crossing any river is a challenge.. Also Jon M Quigley…
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Learning From Data, A Conversation With Kirk Marple, SPaMCAST 823
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The introduction and outro words are abbreviated this week. I will regale you with the tale of the Avon Lake Toronado next. Now I need to find a way of making everything work without electricity and the Internet. I am not sure which is making me crazier. The SPaMCAST 823 features a discussion with Kirk Marple, Technical Founder and CEO at Graphit, …
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Urgency Versus Importance - Which Drives Your Work, Teams And Why We Need Them, Conversations with Jeremy Willets and Jeremy Berriault, SPaMCAST 822
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The Software Process and Measurement Cast 822 features a discussion that and I had during the Work Intake Summer Camp. The tyranny of the urgent often eclipses work that is merely important. Not understanding the difference between the two concepts and the long-term implications of ignoring what is important can be catastrophic. We will also have a…
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Building A Business And A Leader, An Interview With Alex Natskovich, SPaMCAST 821
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The Software Process and Measurement Cast 821 features our interview with Alex Natskovich. We talk about the attributes of a leader when building a business but even more importantly learning to be a leader. Success requires knowing how to handle the transitions. Alex’s Bio Alex is a seasoned engineering leader and CEO. Born in Belarus, he harbored…
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Baselining Ideas for Improvement, Who Is Most Important, Essays and Conversations with Susan Parente, SPaMCAST 820
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The Software Process and Measurement Cast 820 continues the story of Innovatech. In this installment, Emma “sells” baselining the flow to generate ideas for improvement and a starting point. The story of Innovatech is an allegory for how a data-driven improvement initiative can be bootstrapped with courage and perseverance. We also have a visit fro…
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Navigating Customer Data - Insights from Rudderstack's CEO, Soumyadeb Mitra, SPaMCAST 819
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The Sofware Process and Measurement Cast 819 features our conversation with Soumyadeb Mitra, Founder and CEO of Rudderstack. We discuss the trials and tribulations of consolidating and effectively using customer data. Tools like machine learning and generative AI make generating insights easier but “easier” does not mean easy. We also discuss entre…
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The Tale of Innovatech, Starting Over, Essays and Conversations with Keis Kostaqi, SPaMCAST 818
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This week we continue with the story of Innovatech, the business novella David Herron and I are writing. Innovatech, the once a tech darling is struggling. The delivery of new functionality used to be so easy. Now it isn’t, leading to all sorts of unproductive behaviors. Emma, the Director of Residential Construction Technology Products, leads a on…
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AI and Agents In The Workplace, Oh My, A Conversation With Artem Koren, SPaMCAST 817
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The Software Process and Measurement Cast 817 features our conversation with Artem Koren, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Sembly AI. We talk about AI, the role of AI, and the impact of agents on the workplace. Artem Koren grew up in New York City. He graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Computer Science and later attended the…
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Goal Conflicts Cause Work Intake Problems, Finding Time To Concentrate, Conversations with Jeremy Willets and Jon M Quigley, SPaMCAST 816
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A funny thing happened on the way to SPaMCAST 816, I had so much fun during our first Summer Camp session I talked Jeremy into letting me share the audio of our discussion on the podcast. We discussed goal conflicts, the first of eight work intake problems, from our book, Mastering Work Intake. If the video is more your style check out the video on…
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Earlier this year (JRoss Publishing) co-authored by Jeremy Willets and myself was published. The book focuses on the full pipeline that work follows as it enters and exits your organization, including the different types of work that enter at multiple levels and times. It is a must-read for agile coaches, Scrum Masters, product owners, project and …
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Prioritization and Deep Seated Issues, A Conversation With Jim Benson, Replay, SPaMCAST 814
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This week on the Software Process and Measurement Cast we have a replay of an interview of Jim Benson from 2019. Jim and I focused on prioritization and how prioritization can be a reflection of more deep-seated problems. One of the ideas Jim shares is that processes are the social contract for getting work done. In the foreword of Mastering Work I…
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Accountability and Responsibility Are Intertwined, Why Are There Still Testers, Essays and Conversations, SPaMCAST 813
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Accountability and responsibility are intertwined. In most businesses, the concepts are intertwined, and when hierarchies are present, layered. In other words, determining who is responsible and accountable is harder than deciding how many layers were in the seven-layer dip several hours after it has been served to a hungry softball team. Let’s use…
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Professionalize ML and AI, A Conversation With Brad Micklea, SPaMCAST 812
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In this week’s SPaMCAST we speak with Brad Micklea, Founder & CEO of Jozu. We talk about the professionalization of AI and Machine Learning, the topic of Machine Learning Operations (MLOps), and why agile is integral to getting work done. Brad is the Founder & CEO of Jozu and a project lead for the open-source Kitops.ml project, a toolset designed …
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Committees to Dodge Responsibility, Certifications, Essays and Conversations, SPaMCAST 811
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When I published Accountability vs. Responsibility I did not anticipate being drawn back into the discussion of whether committees can be accountable and responsible. Over the last few weeks, I have observed several “product meetings.” In these meetings, consensus decisions are being made about releases, what they will contain, and a marketing appr…
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