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The seventh topic of the “Coaching Agile Teams” Mini-Series on the Women in Agile Podcast brings you a content-heavy discussion with Lyssa Adkins and our host, Leslie Morse. During this episode they explore five categories of models useful when working with agile teams. Detecting and Seeing Problems Navigating Conflict High Performing Teams Team Development Product Management and Product Ownership You’ll learn how models enable you to see the world differently, can serve when you are emotionally charged, and how they can be a gateway for building a team’s systems intelligence so that they are better equipped to self-organize in different ways. References on Detecting and Seeing Problems: “Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition” Chapter 8: Coach as Problem Solver Team Dynamics Survey BART Analysis Integral Theory / The Integral Model (Ken Wilber) References on Navigating Conflict: The Gottman Institute: The Four Horseman (aka Team Toxins) Five Levels of Conflict  Designed Alliances (Co-Active Coaching) Designed Alliances (InfoQ Article with Michael Spayd  Conflict Dynamics Profile  The Gottman Institute: The Magic Ratio (5:1) Brene Brown: Marble Jar Metaphor  References on High Performing Teams: “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us” by Dan Pink (Autonomy - Mastery - Purpose) The Team Diagnostic Survey (TDSTM)  “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable” by Patrick Lencioni  The High Performance Tree (in “Coaching Agile Teams”)  References on Team Development: Shu, Ha, Ri  “The Wisdom of Teams: Creating the High-Performance Organization” by Jon R Katzenbach and Douglas K Smith Drexler/Sibbet Team Performance Model “Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams” by Heidi Helfand Women in Agile Podcast featuring Heidi Helfand: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams - Heidi Helfand | 2007  Panarchy Cycle Spiral Dynamics “Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage in Human Consciousness” by Frederic Laloux  “Spiral Dynamics in Action: Humanity's Master Code” by Don Beck and Teddy Larsen “Spiral Dynamics: Mastering Values, Leadership and Change” by Don Beck and Christopher Cowan References on Product Management and Product Ownership: Ecocycle Planning, Liberating Structures  “User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product” by Jeff Patton “Testing Business Ideas: A Field Guide for Rapid Experimentation” by Alexander Osterwalder and David J. Bland “The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries “Escaping the Build Trap: How Effective Product Management Creates Real Value” by Melissa Perri “Discover to Deliver: Agile Product Planning” by Ellen Gottesdiener and Mary Gorman “Innovation Games: Creating Breakthrough Products Through Collaborative Play” by Luke Hohmann Other References: The Dunning Kruger Effect You can learn more about this series of episodes by visiting www.womeninagile.org/cat.  The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared. Podcast Library: www.womeninagile.org/podcast  Women in Agile Org Website: www.womeninagile.org  Connect with us on social media! LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/womeninagile/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/womeninagileorg  Please take a moment to rate and review the Women in Agile podcast on your favorite podcasting platform. This is the best way to help us amplify the voices and wisdom of the talent women and allies in our community! Be sure to take a screenshot of your rating and review and post it on social media with the hashtag #womeninagile. This will get you entered to a monthly drawing for a goodie bag of Women In Agile Org swag!   About our Host Leslie Morse is an agilist at heart. She was leveraging agile practices and appreciating agile principles long before she even knew what they were. Her agile journey officially started in 2010 and she never looked back. Her career has taken many twists and turns. She led a digital marketing start-up in college, was involved with replatforming Lowes.com while they adopted agile practices, provided training and coaching for agile transformation across a wide array of industries, and now serves as the Product Owner of Professional Development Solutions for Scrum.org. She is a trained and certified in Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) and has been involved in the Women in Agile movement since its original inception at Scrum Gathering 2013 in Las Vegas. You can connect with Leslie on LinkedIn.

Oftentimes, those who practice agility will turn their nose up at teams or companies that are not doing agile perfectly. And though the agile practices are important and are great pathways to success, many teams and companies often find ways that work for them that are not perfect agile. In this conversation, Dan and Sam highlight some of the ways in which companies and teams find what works for them, why perfect practicing agility isn’t the end-all-be-all, share the key characteristics for succeeding in agile, and, most importantly: why you shouldn’t be getting your agile shorts in a knot!   Key Takeaways Should a team or company be doing agility perfectly? If a team finds a helpful practice for them, then that’s what they should do  “That’s not agile,” or “That’s not the way story points work,” is not very helpful to somebody It’s important to remember that everyone is on their own agile journey and you shouldn’t judge where they are right now in it An agility mindset is what really matters; they will improve their practice over time As long as it works for them, they’re delivering, and their customers are happy then they’re good Just because a team isn’t doing something by the book doesn’t mean they are wrong in doing it Advice in entering a new role within a company that’s getting started with agility: Enter the company/role with curiosity Just because the role states you will be doing certain things doesn’t mean you will always be doing those things/won’t be doing other things Start with what the company already knows/is doing; you can adapt as you go along If you’re interviewing for a position of any kind, it’s not just about, “Do they want you?” but, “Do you want them?” When selecting a company you want to work for it is important to make sure that they breed a culture of innovation (regardless of where they are in their agile journey) and have a culture of constantly wanting to inspect, adapt, and innovate Strategies for failure in agility: There are degrees of planning that can be unhelpful when trying to forecast things out — but zero planning is also a strategy for failure There is this idea that agility is a binary state (I.e. “You either are or you are not agile”) — agility is more of a continuum (it never truly ends) Key characteristics for succeeding in agile: Curiosity is a key characteristic of anybody who wants to succeed in agile Low tolerance for impedance and that we cannot change things; we have to do it this way Question how things could be done/how things could be done differently Asking: “What would happen if ______?” Having an experimental mindset Don’t make assumptions about what you think are bad practices/what isn’t agile — you could learn a lot from these experiences   Mentioned in this Episode: AgileThought.com/Events — Visit for AgileThought’s upcoming virtual events & RSVP! Agile Coaches Corner Ep. 116: “Modern Management Made Easy with Johanna Rothman” Jira Ralph Stacey Chart Wikispeed.org Discover to Deliver: Agile Product Planning and Analysis, by Ellen Gottesdiener and Mary Gorman Johanna Rothman’s Modern Management Made Easy Book Series   Want to Learn More or Get in Touch? Visit the website and catch up with all the episodes on AgileThought.com! Email your thoughts or suggestions to Podcast@AgileThought.com or Tweet @AgileThought using #AgileThoughtPodcast!

In this episode, co-hosts Dan Neumann and Sam Falco discuss the topic of filling the role of a Scrum Master. In particular, whether you should follow Scrum practices and patterns as opposed to using the Scrum principles, or vice-versa. They talk about what they see most Scrum Masters doing, some of the common mistakes they may make, how to take an effective approach as Scrum Master, and share some of the lessons they have learned throughout their careers as Scrum Masters themselves.   Key Takeaways Advice for new Scrum Masters/What Scrum Masters should be aware of: Get feedback and act on it — especially when it’s interpersonal feedback Ask: “How can I be serving my team better?” Build support for your team around Scrum (which may be new and uncomfortable to them) The impulse may be to say, “I’m doing this because that is what it says to do in the book,” but that’s not a satisfying answer for anybody If somebody asks, “Why do we have to have a daily Scrum?” Don’t just say it is because “daily” is in the title — instead, ask, “What value are you not getting out of the daily Scrum?” Whenever your team is unsure about why they are doing a particular practice, ask, “Why wasn’t this valuable?” and “How can we get more value out of it?” Getting a Scrum certification from 2006 or 2008 isn’t sufficient; you have to continuously learn and improve as a Scrum Master — new practices are constantly emerging and you have to adapt “Let them fail” can be misconstrued as not giving someone enough support in their role and letting them fail (what it actually means is putting someone in the place to win and giving them the chance to fail) The new Scrum Guide is an amazing resource because it strips away all of the prescriptive practices and is easier for new Scrum Masters to follow Ask: “Is your daily scrum effective at helping you plan so that this won’t happen again?” The Scrum Master has to guide the team in a way that’s not telling them what to do Sometimes as a Scrum Master the best thing you can do is say nothing (which doesn’t mean sitting back and doing nothing; but actively observing, considering, and when your team asks a question, follow it up with another question [i.e. “What do you think you can do?” or “What are some options?” and allow them to figure things out]) Don’t give your team answers, this disempowers them; instead, allow them to try something on their own (they may solve the problem in a better way) Even if a team member fails when you allow them to try something their own way, remember: you’re only one sprint away from recovering in Scrum As a Scrum Master, there are times where you may need to step in (i.e. when you know something is going to result in something bad that will cause strife) Upholding Scrum is a part of the Scrum Master’s accountability The one situation in which a Scrum Master absolutely needs to step in is if there is abuse If you feel things have gotten stale as a Scrum Master it is time to broaden your horizons and think about the different ways you can serve your team Continue to learn and explore different options for how to build some excitement and make Agile principles and Scrum values more present Patterns and Practices vs. Principles Doing the practices in an inappropriate way can be harmful and the principles can really illuminate effective ways to do that Patterns and practices are important (but equally as important is building the principles so that you’re doing them effectively at the right times) The pattern is important but you need to understand the principle behind it and why you’re doing it so you can then adapt it As a beginning Scrum Master, it is helpful to follow the practices but if you’re only following the rule because “it says so” or “I say so” it is not a good strategy to push forward with As a Scrum Master, it is your job to help people become effective and figure out what patterns and practices work for them   Mentioned in this Episode: AgileThought.com/Events — Visit for AgileThought’s upcoming virtual events & RSVP! Agile Coaches’ Corner Ep. 1: “Do Scrum Well Before Scaling!” Agile Project Management with Scrum (Developer Best Practices), by Ken Schwaber Agile Coaches’ Corner Ep. 54: “The Concept of Shu Ha Ri and Why It’s Important to Agile Adoption with Che Ho” The Scrum Field Guide: Practical Advice for Your First Year (Agile Software Development Series), by Mitch Lacey Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition, by Lyssa Adkins Discover to Deliver: Agile Product Planning and Analysis, by Ellen Gottesdiener and Mary Gorman   Want to Learn More or Get in Touch? Visit the website and catch up with all the episodes on AgileThought.com! Email your thoughts or suggestions to Podcast@AgileThought.com or Tweet @AgileThought using #AgileThoughtPodcast!

Episode 42 of the Modern Agile Show features an interview with Ellen Gottesdiener, CEO of EBG Consulting (ebgconsulting.com) and the author of Discover to Deliver and Requirements by Collaboration. Ellen, an expert in product management and agile development, begins by noting that many agile teams pay more attention to user stories than to product discovery. They become optimized to deliver the wrong things faster rather than learning to cycle efficiently between discovery and delivery. Ellen talks about the importance of being product-led (not project-led) and customer-focused. She discusses the problems of having product management “throw requirements over the wall” to delivery people, rather than functioning as one, cross-functional team. Ellen believes that the agile community tends to miss the point on product management and that has caused a rift with the product management community and all of their strategic, non-tactical, work. Ellen describes her model for collaborative engagements, which she calls the 6Ps: Purpose, Participants, Place, Products, Principles and Process. Ellen describes her work as combining the principles of agile with the discipline of product management.

How do we improve in the area of product management? In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus and his guest Ellen Gottesdiener, President of EBG Consulting, discuss ways companies can better oversee the development and lifecycle of a product in its entirety. Marcus and Ellen also discuss her Agile Product Planning method, best practices in the area of product management, and effective decision making methods with product management within your organization.   Show Notes A working definition of product management (1:15) The product lifecycle (1:45) Answering the question, “What’s my product?” (8:30) “Outside-in” thinking over “inside-out” (11:30) Ways to address product production backlogs (15:33) Managing the work vs. the product (19:19) Engaging a product engineering team (21:58) The role of story in product development (28:35) Product development without a structured value system (33:47) The decision making process in product development (40:49) Links: EBG Consulting Discover to Deliver

Ellen Gottesdiener, a product coach, author, and CEO of EBG Consulting, shares her wisdom about marrying product management with Agile principles and practices. She speculates a future where there will be a “blending of disciplines where you don’t necessarily have a business area and a technology area”, just one product team with interdisciplinary team members. Her piece of advice to product people: Have strategic awareness of your product in the marketplace or “big view”, and get rid of junk in the backlog.Gottesdiener also takes us down the memory lane to the beginnings of the Agile Conference – she has attended every one of them since Salt Lake City. She reminds us of the women who have had a large impact on the Agile community from the very beginning.Accenture | SolutionsIQ’s Leslie Morse hosts.- Reach Ellen Gottesdiener: ellen@ebgconsulting.com- Find out more about Women in Product: www.womenpm.org/The Women in Agile community champions inclusion and diversity of thought, regardless of gender, and this podcast is a platform to share new voices and stories with the Agile community and the business world, because we believe that everyone is better off when more, diverse ideas are shared.Podcast Library: www.solutionsiq.com/womeninagileWomen in Agile website: www.womeninagile.orgConnect with us on social media!LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/womeninagile/Instagram: www.instagram.com/womeninagile/Twitter: twitter.com/womeninagileorg

In this live talk with Ellen Gottesdiener and Andy Repton, we discuss the process of making large scale product development truly work, and reveal the 3 things you need to make product development work optimally at scale.

Earlier this fall at the 2018 Large Scale Scrum Conference in NYC, Ellen Gottesdiener and Andy Repton led a session called “What is Our Product” (https://less.works/sessions/2018-less-conference-new-york-what-is-our-product-88). During the course of their presentation they showcased many of the tools they use with clients to determine what the product they are building actually is. In this interview Ellen and Andy explain why this question is not as easy to understand as it seems and why it is so critical to product success. During the course of our conversation they walk through some of the tools they use to help clients deepen their understanding of the product, how to make sure it is strategically aligned, and how this can even be done with massive organizations that are developing infrastructure products. Andy and Ellen’s “What is Our Product” session from the LeSS Conference The session description is here: https://less.works/sessions/2018-less-conference-new-york-what-is-our-product-88 As soon as the recording of the session is available, the link will be posted here. In the meantime, you can find their slides here: https://www.slideshare.net/ellengott/what-is-our-product Contacting Andy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyrepton/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/reptonandy Contacting Ellen Web: https://www.ebgconsulting.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ellengott Email: ellen@ebgconsulting.com Ellen’s Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ellen-Gottesdiener/e/B001KD7PRW Ellen is working on a post on the Product Canvas and I will update the link when it is available, in the meantime, you might want to check out “Am I a Product Manager or a Product Owner” Part 1 https://www.ebgconsulting.com/blog/product-manager-product-owner/ Part 2 https://www.ebgconsulting.com/blog/product-manager-product-owner-part-2/ Discover to Deliver As soon as the downloadable PDF is available, the link will be posted here. In the meantime, for ore on Discover to Deliver, check out: https://www.ebgconsulting.com/blog/right-things-not-everything-product-management-ownership/

What happens when you transition to agile practices at a big organisation? How can you do agile software development at scale? This month Sinead Shackley (https://twitter.com/smshackley) and Dave Anderson (https://twitter.com/davidand393) from Liberty IT and Paul Shepheard (https://twitter.com/HamletArable) from Deutsche Bank share their stories. ** CukenSpace Charlotte - December 12th-13th 2018 ** A special BDD conference for testers, developers and BAs. Keynote from Ellen Gottesdiener on creating structured conversations to break down your product backlog. Matt Wynne, Steve Tooke, George Dinwiddie, Marlena Compton and other agile and BDD practitioners will be there. Book w/ promo-code "podcast" for 30% off your ticket. Learn more on our website -https://cucumber.io/events/2018/12/12/cukenspace-charlotte

Joe Krebs speaks with Ellen Gottesdiener about product management in an agile environment, for example discovery techniques, roles and responsibilities as well as answering basic but very important questions such as "What is a product in the first place?". Ellen touched on the 7 Product Dimensions and demystifies common misunderstandings of an MVP. Hear her take on product strategy and tactical product backlogs.

Ellen Gottesdiener is a thought leader in the agile industry as she published several books about requirements gathering very relevant for the agile world. These books are "Requirements by Collaboration" and "The Software Requirements Memory Jogger". In this episode, Ellen and I speak about product management in an agile environment, for example discovery techniques, roles and responsibilities as well as answering basic but very important questions such as "What i a product?".

Ellen Gottesdiener, CEO and founder of EBG Consulting, says that, while teams are pretty good today at delivery, there's room for improvement in the "discovery" department "so we can make sure we're making the right stuff that we're feeding to the delivery team." In her Agile2016 Stalwart session, Ellen fielded many questions about product management and Product Ownership. Says Ellen, "We're moving into the age of 'product'" where the value is the product, not the project. "Product Management is a broader discipline dedicated to the care and feeding of the entire lifecycle of the product (not project), from inception to decline." Ellen also has a wakeup call for the Agile community: "We need to make sure we're building the right product and building it right. We have to focus on the discipline around product management using Agile because that's where the value's from." SolutionsIQ's Mike Alexander hosts at Agile2016 in Atlanta, GA. About Agile Amped The Agile Amped podcast series connects the community through compelling stories, passionate people, shared knowledge, and innovative ideas. Fueled by inspiring conversations with industry thoughtleaders, Agile Amped offers valuable content – anytime, anywhere. To receive real-time updates, subscribe at YouTube, iTunes or SolutionsIQ.com. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SIQYouTube, http://bit.ly/SIQiTunes, http://www.solutionsiq.com/agile-amped/ Follow: http://bit.ly/SIQTwitter  Like: http://bit.ly/SIQFacebook

Ellen Gottesdiener (@ellengott) joined me (@RyanRipley) at The Path to Agility Conference (@cohaainfo) to discuss the importance of discovery and delivery. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Ellen Gottesdiener Presenting at The Path to Agility Conference 2016 – Copyright COHAA[/featured-image] Ellen is the CEO and founder of EBG Consulting. She is the author of Requirements by Collaboration, The Software Requirements Memory Jogger, and most recently Discover to Deliver (with Mary Gorman). Ellen is a world-renowned writer, speaker, and trainer with a passion for improving agile product ownership. In this episode you'll discover: Why discovery is just as important as delivery The importance of providing context to agile teams How companies are moving towards product centric thinking What team can do to maximize discovery Discovery is just as important as delivery –@ellengottTweet This Links from the show: It’s the Goal, Not the Role by Ellen Gottesdiener and Mary Gorman Products, Not Projects Discover to Deliver Book Site and Resources Ellen’s Keynote from the Path to Agility Conference 2016 [callout]Discover to Deliver: Agile Product Planning and Analysis is a practical guide for rapidly discovering product needs in your lean/agile project. Ellen Gottesdiener and Mary Gorman, leading agile practitioners and consultants, share key concepts, practices, examples, a case study, tips, and powerful planning and analysis tools. This book is for professionals who need to collaboratively conceive, deliver and support software products and systems. You'll learn how to continually discover and deliver high-value products. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]Which discoveries have enabled you to deliver your products successfully? We’d love to hear your success stories in the comments section.[/reminder] Want to hear another podcast about product ownership? — Listen to my conversation with Tim Ottinger and Mark Davidson about the role of the Product Owner on episode 22. We discuss #NoEstimates, Product Management, and the concept of “Controlled Disappointment”. One tiny favor.  — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast is brought to you by Audible. I have used Audible for years, and I love audio books. I have three to recommend: Turn the Ship Around: A True Story of Turning Followers in to Leaders by L. David Marquet Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland The Lean Startup by Eric Ries All you need to do to get your free 30-day Audible trial is go to Audibletrial.com/agile. Choose one of the above books, or choose between more than 180,000 audio programs. It's that easy. Go to Audibletrial.com/agile and get started today. Enjoy! The post AFH 041: Discover to Deliver with Ellen Gottesdiener [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  Interested in joining a Product Owner camp with outstanding people? Started in Europe and now coming to the US, Cory talks to one of the counselors at the inaugural event, Ellen Gottesdiener.  We review the reasons to attend, camp outline, and what type of activities and learning you can look forward too. Think of it as a working vacation with the best program and even a few horror stories to keep it lively. Listen up for a special code to apply at registration just for our listeners. May 19 & 20 in Cambridge Massachusetts.   Feedback: twitter - @deliveritcast email - deliveritcast@gmail.com   Links: Co-host Post - http://deliveritcast.com/looking-for-a-new-co-host Ellen - @ellengott / https://www.ebgconsulting.com Product Owner Survival Camp USA - http://productownersurvivalcampusa.com/program/ Mark Smalley - Full Product Ownership Brandon Chu - MVPM Minimum Viable Product Manager

One of the most challenging and trouble-prone aspects of product development is discovering the right product requirements to deliver at the right time—and for the right customer. User stories and product backlogs are useful tools, but they aren't the only elements you'll need. Ellen shares her common-sense approach to agile requirements that will help you reduce risk and deliver value. Survey powerful ways to have colorful and collaborative requirements conversations. Discover how acceptance tests, prototypes, and models articulate important details. Understand the characteristics of a healthy backlog and review the methods that agile teams use when mining the backlog for business value.

Software Process and Measurement Cast 342 features our interview with Ellen Gottesdiener and Mary Gorman.  We discussed their great book, Discover to Deliver: Agile Product Planning and Analysis, requirements and Agile.  Ellen and Mary provided penetrating insight into how to work with requirements in an Agile environment, from discovery to delivery and beyond. This is the second time Ellen, Mary and I talked Agile requirements.  After listening to this interview turn back the hands of time and listen to SPaMCAST 200. Ellen Gottesdiener is an internationally recognized leader in the convergence of agile + requirements + product management + project management. She is founder and principal of EBG Consulting, which helps organizations adapt how they collaborate to improve business outcomes. Ellen’s passion is helping people use modern product requirements practices to build valued products and great teams. She provides coaching, training, and facilitates discovery and planning workshops across diverse industries. Ellen is a world-renowned writer, speaker, and presenter. Her most recent book, co-authored with Mary Gorman, is Discover to Deliver: Agile Product Planning and Analysis. Ellen is author of two other acclaimed books: Requirements by Collaboration and The Software Requirements Memory Jogger. Here’s where you digitally connect with Ellen: Blog | Twitter | Newsletter | LinkedIn Mary Gorman, a leader in business analysis and requirements, is Vice President of Quality & Delivery at EBG Consulting. Mary coaches product teams, facilitates discovery workshops, and trains stakeholders in collaborative practices essential for defining high-value products. She speaks and writes for the agile, business analysis, and project management communities. Mary is co-author with Ellen Gottesdiener of Discover to Deliver: Agile Product Planning and Analysis.    A Certified Business Analysis Professional™, Mary helped develop the IIBA®’s A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® and certification exam. She also served on the task force that created the PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)® Examination Content Outline. You can reach Mary via: Twitter | LinkedIn Call to action! Reviews of the podcast help to attract new listeners.  Can you write a review of the Software Process and Measurement Cast and post it on the podcatcher of your choice?  Whether you listen on ITunes or any other podcatcher, a review will help to grow the podcast!  Thank you in advance! Re-Read Saturday News The Re-Read Saturday focus on Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox’s The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement began on February 21nd. The Goal has been hugely influential because it introduced the Theory of Constraints, which is central to lean thinking. The book is written as a business novel. Visit the Software Process and Measurement Blog and catch up on the re-read. Note: If you don’t have a copy of the book, buy one.  If you use the link below it will support the Software Process and Measurement blog and podcast. Dead Tree Version or Kindle Version  Next up on Re-Read Saturday: The Mythical Man-Month Get a copy now and start reading! Upcoming Events 2015 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING WORKSHOPJune 9 – 12San Diego, Californiahttp://www.iceaaonline.com/2519-2/I will be speaking on June 10.  My presnetaiton is titled “Agile Estimation Using Functional Metrics.” Let me know if you are attending! Also upcoming conferences I will be involved in include and SQTM in September, BIFPUG in November. More on these great conferences next week. Next SPaMCast The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature our essay on Commitment, Part 2. Is commitment anti-Agile?  We think not!  Commitment is a core behavior for effective Agile! Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: “This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or your team.” Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.

Software Process and Measurement Cast 341 features our essay titled Agile Team Decision Making. Team-based decision-making requires mechanisms and prerequisites for creating consensus among team members. The prerequisites are a decision to be made, trust, knowledge and the tools to make a decision. No one should assume that that team members have the required tools and techniques in their arsenal to effectively make decisions. Remember: Jo Ann Sweeney, author of the Explaining Change column, is running her annual Worth Working Summit.  Please visit http://www.worthworkingsummit.com/ Call to action! Reviews of the Podcast help to attract new listeners.  Can you write a review of the Software Process and Measurement Cast and post it on the podcatcher of your choice?  Whether you listen on ITunes or any other podcatcher, a review will help to grow the podcast!  Thank you in advance! Re-Read Saturday News The Re-Read Saturday focus on Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox’s The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement began on February 21nd. The Goal has been hugely influential because it introduced the Theory of Constraints, which is central to lean thinking. The book is written as a business novel. Visit the Software Process and Measurement Blog and catch up on the re-read. Note: If you don’t have a copy of the book, buy one.  If you use the link below it will support the Software Process and Measurement blog and podcast. Dead Tree Version or Kindle Version  I am beginning to think of which book will be next. Do you have any ideas? Upcoming Events CMMI Institute Global CongressMay 12-13 Seattle, WA, USAMy topic - Agile Risk Managementhttp://cmmiconferences.com/ DCG will also have a booth! Also upcoming conferences I will be involved in include ICEAA in June and SQTM in September. More on these great conferences next week. Next SPaMCast The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature our interview with Ellen Gottesdiener and Mary Gorman.  We discussed their great book, Discover to Deliver, requirements and Agile.  Ellen and Mary are provided penetrating insight into how to work with requirements in an Agile environment from discovery to delivery and beyond. Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: “This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or your team.” Support SPaMCAST by buying the book here. Available in English and Chinese.

I speak with Mary and Ellen about their book Discover to Deliver.  Creating a Structured Conversation about the discovery process.  If you want to build the right thing you need to get people together and explore the space, find the value and find a way to confirm. They evaluate the dimensions of features along the following dimensions: User Action Data   Control Interface Environment Quality I love the fact that they went for a visual management, lean startup and agile delivery to pull this book together.   Take a look here http://www.discovertodeliver.com/voices.php -Enjoy

SPaMCAST 200 features my interview with Ellen Gottesdiener and and Mary Gorman.  We discussed their great new book Discover to Deliver: Agile Product Planning and Analysis.  If you think agile planning and analysis are topics that bear examination and discussion, we have you covered this week!   Ellen Gottesdiener, Founder and Principal with EBG Consulting, is an internationally recognized facilitator, coach, trainer, and speaker. She is an expert in Agile product and project management practices, product envisioning and roadmapping, business analysis and requirements, retrospectives, and collaboration. Ellen works with global clients and speaks at numerous industry conferences. She is a Certified Professional Facilitator and a Certified Scrum Master. In addition to co-authoring Discover to Deliver: Agile Product Planning and Analysis, with Mary Gorman, Ellen is author of two acclaimed books: Requirements by Collaboration and The Software Requirements Memory Jogger.  Mary Gorman, Vice President of Quality & Delivery with EBG Consulting, is an expert business analyst, facilitator, coach and trainer. She has deep expertise in business systems and product development. Mary works with global clients, speaks at industry conferences, and writes on requirements topics for the Agile and business analysis community. She is a Certified Business Analysis Professional™ and Certified Scrum Master. Mary was instrumental in developing the IIBA® Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® and the IIBA® certification exam. Mary is co-author with Ellen Gottesdiener of the recently released book Discover to Deliver: Agile Product Planning and Analysis. Discover to Deliver: http://discovertodeliver.comEGB Consulting:   http://ebgconsulting.comEllen on Twitter http://twitter.com/ellengottMary on Twitter http://twitter.com/mbgorman Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniquesco-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or your team." Have you bought your copy? NOW AVAILABLE IN CHINESE! Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail:  spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail:  +1-206-888-6111Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook:  http://bit.ly/16fBWV Upcoming Conferecnes Conference season is coming.  I will be speaking at the following conferences and look forward to meeting up with all SPaMCAST listeners and contributors. AgileTrek, November 9th in Toronto http://www.qaiagiletrek.org/2012/agiletrek-at-a-glance/ TesTrek, November 5 - 8 in Torontohttp://www.qaitestrek.org/2012Toronto/ ISMA 7, October 28 - 31 in Phoenix, AZhttp://www.ifpug.org/?page_id=252 Next:In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 201, I will feature an essay on why sizing work before estimating and planning makes sense.

Welcome to the Software PRocess and Measurement Cast 199!   SPaMCAST 199 features my essay I have titled "Brainstorming . . . Well Maybe Not."  The essay presses the case against brainstorming and a technique that I think is better. If you are interest in reviewing your favorate tool or book.  Please contact me at spamcastinfo@gmail.com.  I am looking for positive reviews and one major stipulation is that you can't work for the company that manufactures the tool, act as a primary re-seller of the tool being reviewed or in the case of a book . . . you can't be the author (that would be an interview). Shameless Ad for my book! Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques co-authored by Murali Chematuri and myself and published by J. Ross Publishing. We have received unsolicited reviews like the following: "This book will prove that software projects should not be a tedious process, neither for you or your team." NOW AVAILABLE IN CHINESE! Have you bought your copy? Contact information for the Software Process and Measurement CastEmail:  spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail:  +1-206-888-6111Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook:  http://bit.ly/16fBWV Upcoming Conferecnes Conference season is coming.  I will be speaking at the following conferences and look forward to meeting up with all SPaMCAST listeners and contributors. AgileTrek, November 9th in Toronto http://www.qaiagiletrek.org/2012/agiletrek-at-a-glance/ TesTrek, November 5 - 8 in Torontohttp://www.qaitestrek.org/2012Toronto/ ISMA 7, October 28 - 31 in Phoenix, AZhttp://www.ifpug.org/?page_id=252 Next: In the Software Process and Measurement Cast 200 I am proud to feature my interview with Ellen Gottesdiener and Mary Gorman.  We discussed their new book, Discover to Deliver: Agile Product Planning and Analysis.

Ellen Gottesdiener of EGB Consulting tells us why requirements depend more on group dynamics than templates. On a related front, where are the cross-industry requirements blogs? (c) 2009 Tom Grant.

Show Forty Eight concludes a two part interview with Ellen Gottesdiener on agile requirements, facilitation and other topics. Go back to Cast 46 if you have not listened to Part One.  Principal Consultant of EBG Consulting, Ellen Gottesdiener helps business and technical teams get product requirements right so their projects start smart and deliver the right product at the right time. An agile coach and trainer with a passion about agile requirements, she works with large, complex products and helps teams elicit just enough requirements to achieve iteration and product goals. Ellen is the author of Requirements by Collaboration: Workshops for Defining Needs and The Software Requirements Memory Jogger. Ellen writes articles, speaks, advises at industry conferences, and provides training seminars and mentoring to both traditional and agile clients. Contact her at www.ebgconsulting.comContact information: Web Site: http://www.ebgconsulting.com/Email:  ellen@ebgconsulting.comCheck out SPaMCAST's Facebook page and get involved!!!! http://tinyurl.com/62z5elWe have a guest essay from Pat Ferdinani in this cast titled "Do You Write?”  The essay challenges you to express your ideas and to get involved.  Covey might say act or be acted upon in words,  grow and improve your life which will grow and improve others around you.There are a number of ways to share your thoughts with SPaMCAST: •    Email SPaMCAST at spamcastinfo@gmail.com•    Voice messages can be left at 1-206-888-6111•    Twitter - www.twitter.com/tcagley•    BLOG – www.tcagley.wordpress.com•    FACEBOOK!!!! Software Process and Measurement      http://tinyurl.com/62z5elNext Software Process and Measurement Cast: The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature the second part of my two part interview with Robin Goldsmith on requirements and testing.  Requirements have been a vexing problem for Information Technology since dirt was young.  Can you afford to miss Robin"s exposition on REAL requirements?

Show Forty Seven begins another two part interview this one with Robin Goldsmith on REAL requirements.  Requirements have been a vexing problem for Information Technology since dirt was young.  Robin presents a structure for addressing the issue.  Part two will be included in SPaMCAST 49.    Robin is the president of Go Pro Management.  Go Pro Management, Inc. is a consultancy that works directly with and trains professionals in business engineering, requirements analysis, software acquisition, project management, quality and testing.  Mr Goldsmith was previously a developer, systems programmer/DBA/QA, and project leader with the City of Cleveland, leading financial institutions, and a "Big 4” consulting firm.  He holds degrees from Kenyon College, A.B.; Pennsylvania State University, M.S. in Psychology; Suffolk University, J.D.; Boston University, LL.M. in Tax Law. Robin is the author of the Artech House book, Discovering REAL Business Requirements for Software Project Success, and numerous articles in prominent periodicals, and frequent featured speaker at leading professional conferences.Contact information: Web Site: http://www.gopromanagement.comEmail:  RobinGoldsmith@cs.comPhone: (781) 444-5753Check out SPaMCAST's Facebook page and get involved!!!! http://tinyurl.com/62z5elThe essay is titled “Who"s Career Is It Anyway?”  The essay challenges you to think of yourself as your own brand and to take control of maintaining your brand and career.There are a number of ways to share your thoughts with SPaMCAST: •    Email SPaMCAST at spamcastinfo@gmail.com•    Voice messages can be left at 1-206-888-6111•    Twitter - www.twitter.com/tcagley•    BLOG – www.tcagley.wordpress.com•    FACEBOOK!!!! Software Process and Measurement         http://tinyurl.com/62z5elNext Software Process and Measurement Cast: The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature Part Two of the interview with Ellen Gottesdiener on agile requirements, facilitation and other topics! Part One in SPaMCAST 46 was great, filled with new ideas on requirements and I think 48 will even be more important.

Show Forty Six begins another two part interview with Ellen Gottesdiener on agile requirements, facilitation and other topics.  Ellen is the principle consultant and founder of EBG Consulting, an author, a public speaker and all around pundit.  Part two will be included in SPaMCAST 48.    Ellen is the Principal Consultant of EBG Consulting, Ellen and EBG help business and technical teams get product requirements right so their projects start smart and deliver the right product at the right time. She is an agile coach and trainer with a passion about agile requirements, she works with large, complex products and helps teams elicit just enough requirements to achieve iteration and product goals. Ellen is the author of Requirements by Collaboration: Workshops for Defining Needs and The Software Requirements Memory Jogger. Ellen writes articles, speaks, advises at industry conferences, and provides training seminars and mentoring to both traditional and agile clients.Contact information: Web Site: http://www.ebgconsulting.com/Email:  ellen@ebgconsulting.comCheck out SPaMCAST's Facebook page and get involved!!!! http://tinyurl.com/62z5elThe essay is titled "Does the End Justify the Means.”  The essay wrestles with thoughts on whether you should use any means possible to promote our ideas or process improvements.  If you do not want of listen, my opinion is that the journey is important.There are a number of ways to share your thoughts with SPaMCAST: •    Email SPaMCAST at spamcastinfo@gmail.com•    Voice messages can be left at 1-206-888-6111•    Twitter - www.twitter.com/tcagley•    BLOG - www.tcagley.wordpress.com•    FACEBOOK!!!! Software Process and Measurement     http://tinyurl.com/62z5elNext Software Process and Measurement Cast: The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature an interview with Robin Goldsmith on requirements and testing.  Robin"s interview is another two parter!    Requirements have been a vexing problem for Information Technology since dirt was young.  Can you afford to miss Robin's exposition on REAL requirements?

The interview in the Software Process and Measurement Cast 45 features part two of the interview with Mike Cohn.  Mike is the man when it come to Story Points and agile estimation.    Mike Cohn is the founder of Mountain Goat Software, a process and project management consultancy and training firm. He is the author of Agile Estimating and Planning and User Stories Applied for Agile Software Development, as well as books on Java and C++ programming. With more than 20 years of experience, Mike has previously been a technology executive in companies of various sizes, from startup to Fortune 40. A frequent magazine contributor and conference speaker, Mike is a founding member of the Scrum Alliance and the Agile Alliance. He can be reached at mike@mountaingoatsoftware.com. Contact information: Web Site: http://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/Email:  mike@mountaingoatsoftware.comCheck out SPaMCAST’s Facebook page and get involved!!!! http://tinyurl.com/62z5elWe have a guest essay on SPaMCAST 45.  The essay is an open letter from Gary Cone to Senators Obama and McCain on process improvement.  Guest essay reflects the opinions of Gary Cone and may or may not reflect the opinion of SPaMCAST or its editor.  Please feel free to respond to Gary at Gary.Cone@gpsqtc.com  or (586)412-9609.  In my opinion process improvement is good politics regardless of political affiliation or lack thereof.There are a number of ways to share your thoughts with SPaMCAST: •    Email SPaMCAST at spamcastinfo@gmail.com•    Voice messages can be left at 1-206-888-6111•    Twitter – www.twitter.com/tcagley•    BLOG – www.tcagley.wordpress.com•    FACEBOOK!!!! Software Process and Measurement     http://tinyurl.com/62z5elNext Software Process and Measurement Cast: The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature an interview with Ellen Gottesdiener.  Can you say agile requirements?