SPaMCAST 535 - Kanban To The Rescue, Distributed Agile. Essays and Discussions

Software Process and Measurement Cast

SPaMCAST 535 features our essay spawned when I was asked to help a Scrum Master who said: There is not a straightforward answer because regardless of the path forward there are people issues that need to be dealt with first. Also in this podcast, we have a visit from Susan Parente and her ‘I am not a Scrumdamentalist’ column. In this installment, Susan discusses distributed Agile. Agile on distributed teams is often discussed in hushed tones. Susan brings the topic out into the open and provides excellent advice. Re-Read Saturday News We continue our re-read of by Malcolm Gladwell. Chapter Four of Malcolm Gladwell’s begins the discussion of the role of context in approaching a tipping point. Stop borrowing your best friends copy and of the book for yourself! Check out the current entry of Re-Read Saturday at Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 536 will feature our interview with Dave Sohmer. Dave is an executive that has led two separate major agile transformations. Mr. Sohmer provides an executive’s perspective on the impact of adopting agile in two major financial institutions. The two very different companies led to two very different approaches to adopting agile.