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You will be treated to the fascinating beginnings of Pendo, a product experience platform company now valued at over two and a half billion dollars. We'll highlight Pendo's growth from an initial sponsor to a prominent supporter of product conferences. Todd Olson, Pendo's CEO, joins to recount his journey prior to Pendo at Rally Software and the subsequent challenges that inspired the creation of Pendo. Todd delves into the significance of the close-knit founding team and their collective decision to secure funding to capitalize on the perceived urgency of the business opportunity. We'll also reflect on Pendo's pivot from an attempted viral strategy to a focus on larger companies and the inclusion of sales, a move that significantly streamlined the company's growth trajectory. Speaker C also addresses Pendo's cultural constants despite a decade of transformation; the company's core values—such as work-life balance and a bias to act—remain as pivotal to Pendo's identity as they were at its inception. Looking ahead, we discuss Pendo's application of AI technology, assisting traditional businesses in becoming more product centric, and international expansion. Todd Olson closes the episode with a piece of seasoned advice for other entrepreneurs: Success comes from thoroughly solving a profound problem. This podcast is brought to you by: Go to http://porkbun.com/RocketshipFM24 to get $1 off your next desired domain name at Porkbun! Miro: Go to Miro.com/podcast and get your first three Miro boards free forever. Hubspot: Listen to The Science of Scaling wherever you get your podcasts. Leadpages: The Easiest Way to Grow Your Sales. Check out their landing page templates today. Rocketship is brought to you by The Podglomerate. This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy.  Since you're listening to Rocketship, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding entrepreneurship, business, and careers like Creative Elements and Freelance to Founder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the second part of the podcast episode, Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Karl Scotland, Agile Transformation Services Practice Manager at TEKsystems Global Services and a master facilitator, shares his career journeyKarl shares his journey of how he became a master facilitator and that started when  he was experiencing tremendous resistance with Scrum. (Karl moved to using Kanban and lean concepts :) )Later when he was designing for larger change, Karl came across using  X-matrix - with an agile transformation flavor embeddedKarl talks about his realisation that one should not think about just to implement scrum/kanban Agility needs to be baked is created my own sense of self discovery - Achieving flow And the next step was to start looking for evidence to look for and think about strategy as always about tough choicesSomething similar to Agile manifesto - A even over BKarl shares his views on Tool selection and it should not define process. Usage of tool should stay at the tactical side Choice of tool should always be to help us capture flow data and understand blockers on Interesting story on the balancing the speaking and consulting engagement Shares the passion on building community events Karl can be reached at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kjscotland/ Karl helps businesses become Learning Organisations. Karl has held several engineering and management positions in Neural technologies, BBC, Cisco, Yahoo and Rally software. Over the last 20 years Karl has been an advocate of Lean and Agile approaches to achieve this, working with companies including the BBC, Yahoo!, EMC Consulting, Rally Software, Cisco, SDL, Legal & General and Alegis. During this time, he has been a pioneer of using Kanban Systems and Strategy Deployment for product development, a founding member of both the Lean Systems Society and Limited WIP Society, as well as being active in the community and a regular conference speaker. Karl is a co-founder of the Lean Agile in Brighton.

In the first part of the podcast episode, Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Karl Scotland, Agile Transformation Services Practice Manager at TEKsystems Global Services and a master facilitator, shares his career journeyStarted his education with a passion with music and quickly found that he was enjoying the software part of the music over creative musicKarl has held several engineering and management positions in Neural technologies, BBC, Cisco, Yahoo and Rally softwareLater on he moved to become a consultant in helping organizations transform themselves to writing clean code, good practices and happier peopleKarl shares his thesis on why technology roles have become extremely complex - while we started writing C++ code, there were relatively less requirements and hence the need to change became less relevant. But as software and technology become ubiquitous, the roles also needed to be wider and deeperKarl talks about curiosity and learning and how he has built it within himself. He talks about the story where the subject matter experts  Approach from the perspective of what does organizations need to do to become change initiators themselvesKarl shares his model of Agenda Shift hypothesisKarl loves the perspective of ‘Cynics will become your biggest supporters' - as they want to share the obstacles that's preventing them from making it happenHypothesis driven change creates a sense of ownership on their obstacleKarl can be reached at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kjscotland/ Karl helps businesses become Learning Organisations. Karl has held several engineering and management positions in Neural technologies, BBC, Cisco, Yahoo and Rally software. Over the last 20 years Karl has been an advocate of Lean and Agile approaches to achieve this, working with companies including the BBC, Yahoo!, EMC Consulting, Rally Software, Cisco, SDL, Legal & General and Alegis. During this time, he has been a pioneer of using Kanban Systems and Strategy Deployment for product development, a founding member of both the Lean Systems Society and Limited WIP Society, as well as being active in the community and a regular conference speaker. Karl is a co-founder of the Lean Agile in Brighton. 

Highlights of my conversation with Jeff: Wanting to join a company to impact individual lives Adjusting to a HIPAA regulated industry Understanding all aspects of data flow Evolving to the strategic impact of the CTO role and shedding some hats (the last one being VP of Engineering) Switching between the different hats (strategic vs technical) Creating an organizational plan to balance the tech stack and career opportunities for growth Meet: Jeff has been working in the technology space for over 20 years as everything from a software engineer, chief architect, Vice President of Engineering, and Chief Technology Officer. As the CTO at Octave, he will be expanding and scaling our world-class team of software engineers, evolving our architecture for scale, and guiding our technology to make the lives of clinicians and clients better. Prior to joining Octave Jeff was in the Wellness space with TrueCoach, as well as the Enterprise SaaS space with Rally Software. When not working, he can be found enjoying everything Colorado has to offer, including snowboarding, hiking, and cycling. If you have any questions for Jeff, please feel free to reach out via: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jefmsmit I hope you enjoyed the episode. The best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirbormand (Amir Bormand). Please send me a message if you want me to cover specific topics with future guests.

Angela Tucci, COO at Uplight, joins to talk about running a $1.5B company created from the M&A of 6 companies, advocating for voice & equity for women in the workforce, finding an inspiring CEO, working with utility companies to reduce their carbon footprint, taking private equity vs. VC funding, integrating acquisitions remotely during covid, the impact of politics, and systems thinking.Prior to Uplight, Angela was Chief Strategy Officer at Symantec, Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Marketing Officer at Rally Software, and Chief Executive Officer at Apto, so she's a clear underachiever. :)Uplight is a technology partner for energy providers and the clean energy ecosystem to help them reach their decarbonization goals.  Uplight was last valued at $1.5 billion dollars, which is an achievement in and of itself, let alone for a company that's only 3 years old.Episode Website: https://betweentwocoos.com/uplight-coo-angela-tucci/Angela Tucci on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelatucci/Uplight: https://uplight.com/Michael Koenig on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mkoenig514 The 80/80 Marriage: https://www.8080marriage.com/ 

Imagine being married 3 times, and feeling on the verge of suicide, and then getting WOKE! Woke to your truth and become radically aligned to your truth about what you wanted for your life. You got specific, dumped the bullshit, set the boundaries that would save you and make you say, "Oh shit!" Welcome to Bob Gower's world. A world were radical alignment is not only the title of his forthcoming book but also the way he lives his life. What might happen for you if you radically aligned to your truth with intentions, honoring your concerns, setting boundaries, and allowing your dreams to fully come to life? That is the focus of our radically aligned conversation today about getting in alignment with yourself. About BobOrganizations are a superpower for humans. They help us thrive. Yet many organizations are failing to thrive—or just plain failing—because they’re not able to /adapt fast enough/ to our uncertain, fast-changing world. Bob Gower helps organizations improve performance by /designing future-ready systems/ that help people work more effectively now, and adapt more easily to future changes.  In his talks, Bob explores: What makes organizations and teams succeed? Why do they fail? How can we work together more successfully?   In his consulting work, Bob helps organizations design teams and streamline systems, to perform at the highest level. The result? Increased speed and agility, more productive associates, happier clients, lower costs. Bob’s work helping people build better organizations grew out of curiosity and a strong sense that we can be and do better. For ourselves. For others. For our organizations. For our planet.  As a young adventurer, exploring life, relationships and cultures, Bob: Researched the Shaker movement in college. Explored the backcountry of the US and Canada, doing manual labor.  Journeyed for 3 months from Bangkok, though Laos, to Hanoi. Went to Japan to study Zen and martial arts; arriving with a few hundred dollars and a backpack, he made a life there for 6 years by playing in a traditional Irish band. (The Japanese loved it.) Drove across Cuba having adventures involving rum and art. These experiences /made culture visible/ to Bob. He understood in a profound way that there are a wide variety of ways to live and work.  The corporate world provided insights into what is effective—and isn’t—in work cultures, as he: Led creative teams as design director at the SF Examiner, leading its re-design, and early digital presences for MSNBC, Newsweek, Discovery, and others. Became expert in agile software development and lean theory as product leader for Silicon Valley startups MaestroConference and Genius Inc. Traveled the world for Rally Software as an Agile Coach, specializing in enterprise-level Agile transformations.  Bob Gower saw people and organizations fall far short of their potential. He realized that bad behavior toward customers and employees is often unintentional—it is driven by organizational /structures/ and /habits/ and /communication/ /patterns./  Bob earned an MBA in Sustainable Management, learning how to build organizations that deliver value and financial performance, as they better serve all stakeholders. Bob also earned a certificate in Positive Psychology, focusing on what helps us thrive.  One of the earliest expert practitioners of Agile, Bob wrote the bestselling book /Agile Business: A Leader’s Guide to Harnessing Complexity/.  Bob now helps organizations become /Future-Ready, By Design/. He: Facilitates meetings and workshops with C-Suite executives and boards Helps apply agile and self-management principles, working at the highest levels of corporations, including GE and Chanel.   Guides clients including Ford, Travelers, and Spotify in applying agile and lean methodologies, and...

Today I’ll be speaking with Karl Scotland on the synergy between Agility and Strategy. Over the last 15 years he has been an advocate of Lean and Agile approaches, working with companies including the BBC, Yahoo!, EMC Consulting, Rally Software, Cisco and Legal & General. During this time, Karl has been a pioneer of using…… Continue reading Episode 17: Strategy and Agility with Karl Scotland

A great deal of talent and resources are dedicated to the development of technology that makes the lives of the privileged even easier. What if that kind of energy and investment was redirected to problems like conservation and climate change? How can we inspire more entrepreneurs to focus on the sustainability space? And what can we do to support the startups that are working to make the world a better place?   Zach Nies is the Managing Director of the Techstars Sustainability Accelerator, August Ritter serves as Program Director of The Nature Conservancy’s partnership with Techstars, and Hannah Davis is the Program Director of the Techstars Sustainability Accelerator. On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, August, Zach and Hannah join Alexsandra, Jason and Christophe to discuss the origin of The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) partnership with Techstars and share the idea behind the program—to create a community of mission-driven companies and help them achieve a year’s worth of progress in just three months.   August weighs in on what TNC and Techstars look for in a company, Hannah shares the purpose behind the Mentor Madness component of the program, and Zach addresses the role of VC money in expanding the possibilities for tech teams in the sustainability space. Listen in to understand how the Techstars experience helped the Nori team overcome its limiting beliefs and launch a product much sooner than expected!   Key Takeaways   [0:40] The premise of the Techstars accelerator Bring in 10 companies to make year of progress in 3 months Surround with investors, mentors (SMEs + business leaders) Culminates in Demo Day to pitch business value to investors   [5:34] The origin of The Nature Conservancy’s partnership with Techstars Leadership recognized disruptive power of tech, need for VC $ Plug into entrepreneurial ecosystem to further sustainability   [8:19] What inspired August’s work with the Techstars program Confronted with scale of challenges living in New Delhi Recognize that current approach won’t solve problems   [9:16] What inspired Zach’s work with the Techstars program Work with Rally Software linked business with impact What can happen when business about more than $   [11:06] What inspired Hannah’s work with the Techstars program Inspired by environmental studies class in college Recognize business as powerful way to make change   [12:16] What Techstars looks for in a company Alignment with TNC’s core conservation mission Criteria = TEAM, market progress and idea   [13:59] The community built through the Techstars program Powerful support network with shared experience Mission-driven founders = second layer of bonding   [16:40] Why Techstars incorporates Mentor Madness Rapid feedback from many different angles Match companies with 3 to 5 lead mentors   [20:04] The Nature Conservancy’s general investment themes Reversing climate change Providing food and water sustainably Protecting land and water Building healthy cities   [23:24] The panel’s hopes for the future Inspire entrepreneurs to pursue sustainability space Help companies in network scale, see possibilities Help society recognize power of nature as solution   [29:14] The tension around using VC money to address sustainability One of many tools to provide solutions Opens up possibilities in business model innovation   [33:36] The fundamental reframes Nori experienced at Techstars Get product to users + prove out model via Lightning Sale Overcome limiting beliefs with support of mentors   [38:15] The Nori team’s advice around building a startup team Shared vision, mission and values (start with WHY) Clear decision-making structure Strength in diversity   [43:04] Nori’s biggest barriers to ‘learning by doing’ Fear of unknown, uncertainty (imaginary) Creativity in achieving goals   [47:33] The high points of the Techstars experience for Nori Launch of product + hitting revenue Time spent brainstorming with team in evenings   Connect with Alexsandra, Jason & Christophe    Nori Nori on Facebook  Nori on Twitter Nori on Medium Nori on YouTube Nori on GitHub Nori Newsletter Email hello@nori.com Nori White Paper Subscribe on iTunes Carbon Removal Newsroom   Resources   Techstars The Nature Conservancy Rally Software Ryan Martens MergeLane Gregory Landua Regen Network Hannah’s Email: hannah.davis@techstars.com Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets by Al Ramadan, Dave Peterson, Christopher Lochhead and Kevin Maney Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek Techstars Entrepreneur’s Toolkit VERGE 19 Paul Hawken

On today’s episode, Laura talks to Christine, Chief Marketing Officer of Rogue Wave Software about her experiences from ideation to implementation, across both large and small canvases. She runs marketing like the business it is – getting the most from teams, driving to measurable results and fiscal responsibility. She commands audiences from customers, prospects, analysts, Boards and investors. From start-up to IPO to large public and mid-sized private companies, she built strategies and teams that deliver results. The things that interest her the most just so happen to provide the highest value to the company. Driving innovation, talking to customers, working with sales. Christine Bottagaro leads the marketing organization at Rogue Wave, driving messaging and positioning, go-to-market campaigns, and sales enablement. Christine has 20 years of experience in developing marketing strategies and leading global growth for technology companies. Christine previously held senior marketing roles at Sybase, SAP, and Rally Software. In those organizations, she led comprehensive marketing initiatives for enterprise software spanning product marketing, corporate marketing, integrated go-to-market campaigns, customer reference programs, sales enablement, content direction, through building and managing high-performing teams. Christine holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Colorado, and an MBA from the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business. More about Christine Bottagaro here, https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-bottagaro-312a9a1/ Learn about Rogue Wave Software here, https://www.roguewave.com/

CEO of Pendo, Todd Olson talks about how advanced NPS (Net Promoter Score) analytics is shaping the future of product management and how to retain customer loyalty and engagement in a time where customers are demanding insanely great products at the right price. Pendo combines product analytics and qualitative feedback to help product teams deliver software that users love. Several leading SaaS companies like Zendesk, Namely, LexisNexis, and Sprinklr are using Pendo to capture user behavior, simplify the product experience, and understand their users like never before - ultimately leading to increased engagement and adoption. JMP Securities recently listed Pendo a "Hot 100" private U.S. software company based on factors like financial growth, product, leadership, customers, and market potential. About Todd Olson Todd Olson is co-founder and CEO of Pendo, a product experience platform that helps product teams create software customers love. A three-time entrepreneur, Todd has experienced the highs and lows of running fast-growth technology companies. A proficient coder by age 14, he spent his teen years working as a database designer and software architect for MBNA Bank in Delaware. By graduation from Carnegie Mellon University, he’d invented a data integration product, co-founded Cerebellum Software, and raised seed capital. Cerebellum went on to raise $17 million in institutional capital and hire 65 people, only to shut down when funding dried up during the dotcom era. A role as vice president of product development at TogetherSoft brought Todd to Raleigh, where he eventually started 6th Sense Analytics, which he sold to Rally Software. After Rally’s IPO, he teamed up with fellow product leaders and technologists from Red Hat, Cisco and Google to launch Pendo in October 2013. The company has since raised $56 million in venture capital, landed more than 500 customers and now employs 170 people across offices in Raleigh, San Francisco, New York and Yakum, Israel. It was named a Top 50 U.S. Startup by LinkedIn in 2017.

Global Product Management Talk is pleased to bring you the next episode of... The Everyday Innovator with host Chad McAllister, PhD. The podcast is all about helping people involved in innovation and managing products become more successful, grow their careers, and STANDOUT from their peers. About the Episode: What products do you use that you love? Think of a product that you are glad to tell other people about. You share how it helps you solve a problem or get a task down. Or, maybe how the product makes you feel. It might be your phone, a perfectly balanced and beautifully designed pen, a pocket knife that makes you feel just a little more self-reliant, or, in my case, the Paragon induction cooktop that allows me to make perfect omelets my wife and kids rave about. Great products are ones that we love. They create emotions in us that go beyond satisfaction, extending to true delight. Creating products that customers love is what product management is about, and also just happens to be the central theme for all of you who are Everyday Innovators. It is why this podcast exists and is the focus of this episode. I explore the topic with Todd Olson, co-founder of Pendo, a capability for creating product experiences customers can’t live without. Before starting Pendo, Todd was VP Products at Rally Software and has been a co-founder for two other companies. He was also recently announced as an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year finalist. Todd knows a lot about developing software, founding and building companies, and creating products customers love.

Zeke and Jen Durkin chat about her journey to become a business generalist, what it takes to be successful as a C-level executive or manager, and a few tips on how to learn the important aspects of being a business person. Jen Durkin started her journey towards being a business Jen-eralist by experimenting with customer sales tactics at a retail store. Since then she's been an entrepreneur, executive, and consultant. She is a currently working with the product team at Agile Central (a CA Technology company, formerly Rally Software) and offers business consulting services at Handcraft Consulting. Jen shares her journey to become a business generalist, what it takes to be successful as a C-level executive or manager, and a few tips on how to learn the important aspects of being a business person. (Warning: there is 1 expletive at the end of this episode.)

Amy Wiley, Vice President of Engineering Services, Webroot As Vice President of Engineering Services, Amy is part of a global team that ranges from DevOps engineers, escalation engineers, quality assurance (QA) team members, and support engineers to customer retention agents, UX/UI designers, advanced malware removal analysts and threat research experts. In her role, Amy serves as the voice of the customer, working with development, QA, product management and sales and marketing to ensure customer or product problems are resolved and, ultimately, keeping customers cyber safe. She leads a team that works around the clock, every single day, to monitor systems, engage with customers, and ensure that Webroot is providing the best experience and protection in the industry. Amy has more than 17 years of experience working for software development companies in different capacities. Prior to her nearly 16-year tenure at Webroot, she worked as a technical account manager and a staff software engineer at Rally Software and IBM Rational. When she is not in the office, Amy, alongside her husband Mike, can be found on cheering their kids (18-year-old Sammy and 16-year-old Bennett) playing basketball, golf, soccer, and track. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyjwiley/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wileyaj

In this episode of The Marketing Agility Podcast we're joined by Steve Wolfe of CA Technologies and Yuval Yeret of AgileSparks. Steve joined CA through their acquisition of Rally Software a company that's been developing tooling for Agile projects for several years. Yuval and AgileSparks has been working with CA to implement an Agile practice on the marketing side of the house.  Like […] The post Steve Wolfe of CA Technologies on Agile Transformation appeared first on Agile Marketing Blog - Home of Marketing Agility Podcast.

In episode 2 of a 3 part conversation with Jesse Pearlman, Agilist and Customer Success Expert at CA Technologies (formerly Rally Software), we discuss the Colorado Community of Agile Practice, the alignment of vision and environment, surviving vs. thriving, infinite scalability and the optimum end state, Agile failures, discipline and alignment, dating Agile, institutional narcissism, and listening to the customer.

In the 3rd and final episode of a conversation with Jesse Pearlman, Agilist and Customer Success Expert at CA Technologies (formerly Rally Software), we discuss what it takes to be a Scrum Master and Agile Coach, the needed soft skills, the ability to find value in conflict, the resistance of executives, iterative waterfall, conscious evolution, taking snapshots and the overcoming of habituation, being objective, the beginner's mind, learning, adapting, and sharing, and the benefits gained in helping others.

In episode 1 of a 3 part conversation with Jesse Pearlman, Agilist and Customer Success Expert at CA Technologies (formerly Rally Software), we discuss post-mortems in the Marines and retrospectives in Agile organizations, the false security of training environments, Rally's vision and creating realities, Agile addictions, the dichotomy of corporate and Agile terminology, the democratization of corporate entities, the granting of authority, the pain needed to change, the need to go big, and the value of Agile Coaches.

When established companies experiment, you have to figure out how to test ideas without harming your existing brand. Andrew Homeyer, Engineer and Intrapreneur at Rally Software, explains how his team launched a new product under a fresh brand and reached an entirely new customer segment.

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Software Process and Measurement Cast number 302 features our interview with Larry Maccherone of Rally Software. We talked about Agile and metrics.  Measuring and challenging the folklore of Agile is a powerful tool for change!  Measurement and Agile in the same sentence really is not an oxymoron. Larry’s Bio: Larry is an industry recognized Agile speaker and thought leader. He is Rally Software's Director of Analytics and Research. Before coming to Rally Software, Larry worked at Carnegie Mellon with the Software Engineering Institute for seven years conducting research on software engineering metrics with a particular focus on reintroducing quantitative insight back into the agile world. He now leads a team at Rally using big data techniques to draw interesting insights and Agile performance metrics, and provide products that allow Rally customers to make better decisions. Larry is an accomplished author and speaker, presenting at major conferences for the lean and agile markets over the last several years, including the most highly rated talk at Agile 2013. He just gave two talks on the latest research at Agile 2014. Contact information: Rally Author Page Email: lmaccherone@rallydev.com Google+ Next Software Process and Measurement Cast number 303 will feature our essay on estimation.  Estimation is a hot bed of controversy. But perhaps first we should synchronize on just what we think the word means.  Once we have a common vocabulary we can commence with the fisticuffs. In SPaMCAST 303 we will not shy away from a hard discussion. Upcoming Events I will be presenting at the International Conference on Software Quality and Test Management in San Diego, CA on October 1.  I have a great discount code!!!! Contact me if you are interested! I will be presenting at the North East Quality Council 60th Conference October 21st and 22nd in Springfield, MA. More on all of these great events in the near future! I look forward to seeing all SPaMCAST readers and listeners that attend these great events! The Software Process and Measurement Cast has a sponsor. As many you know I do at least one webinar for the IT Metrics and Productivity Institute (ITMPI) every year. The ITMPI provides a great service to the IT profession. ITMPI’s mission is to pull together the expertise and educational efforts of the world’s leading IT thought leaders and to create a single online destination where IT practitioners and executives can meet all of their educational and professional development needs. The ITMPI offers a premium membership that gives members unlimited free access to 400 PDU accredited webinar recordings, and waives the PDU processing fees on all live and recorded webinars. The Software Process and Measurement Cast some support if you sign up here. All the revenue our sponsorship generates goes for bandwidth, hosting and new cool equipment to create more and better content for you. Support the SPaMCAST and learn from the ITMPI. 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 number 301 features our essay on technical debt. Technical debt is the work not done or the shortcuts taken when delivering a product. We all take shortcuts, but at what cost? The essay begins: Technical debt is a term coined by Ward Cunningham to represent the work not done or the shortcuts taken when delivering a product. In almost every circumstance there are multiple paths than can be taken to deliver a functional product.  For example, when documenting the code you are writing there is a difference between explaining exactly what the code does in detail and being terse and a bit oblique (I can hear the rationalization, “they can just read the code”). The code runs, but if there is ever a problem it will take longer to diagnose the problem. Whether fixing a defect or rewriting the code, if there is a delay caused by figuring out the code, that represents the 'debt' of technical debt.  Technical debt is applied to software, but the phrase can be extended to any deliverable or product.  The work that is not done may or may not be fixed in the future.  Until the technical debt is paid back, the debt accrues interest.  Whether or not that interest is important depends on your situation. Listen to the rest on the Software Process and Measurement Cast 301   Next Software Process and Measurement Cast number 302 will our interview with Larry Maccherone of Rally Software. We talked about Agile and metrics.  Can you combine Agile and metrics without creating an oxymoron? Upcoming Events I will be presenting at the International Conference on Software Quality and Test Management in San Diego, CA on October 1.  I have a great discount code!!!! Contact me if you are interested! I will be presenting at the North East Quality Council 60th Conference October 21st and 22nd in Springfield, MA. More on all of these great events in the near future! I look forward to seeing all SPaMCAST readers and listeners that attend these great events! The Software Process and Measurement Cast has a sponsor. As many you know I do at least one webinar for the IT Metrics and Productivity Institute (ITMPI) every year. The ITMPI provides a great service to the IT profession. ITMPI’s mission is to pull together the expertise and educational efforts of the world’s leading IT thought leaders and to create a single online destination where IT practitioners and executives can meet all of their educational and professional development needs. The ITMPI offers a premium membership that gives members unlimited free access to 400 PDU accredited webinar recordings, and waives the PDU processing fees on all live and recorded webinars. The Software Process and Measurement Cast some support if you sign up here. All the revenue our sponsorship generates goes for bandwidth, hosting and new cool equipment to create more and better content for you. Support the SPaMCAST and learn from the ITMPI. 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.

Jochen (Joe) Krebs speaks with Karl Scotland about Kanban and if Kanban isn't just about common sense!? Karl is a versatile software practitioner with over 15 years of experience covering development, project management, team leadership, coaching and training. For the last 10 years he has been successfully applying Agile methods, and most recently has been a pioneer and advocate of using Kanban Systems for software development. Currently an Agile Coach with Rally Software in the UK, Karl is a founding member of the Lean Systems Society and the Limited WIP Society, and has previously championed Agile and Lean Thinking with the BBC, Yahoo! and EMC Consulting. Karl writes about his latest ideas on his blog availagility.co.uk. Karl is a Certified Scrum Master, Lean and Agile Coach, Kanban Coaching Professional, Accredited Kanban Trainer

Jochen (Joe) Krebs speaks with Karl Scotland about Kanban and if Kanban isn't just about common sense!? A talk he will give at the Agile Day'13 in New York City. Karl is a versatile software practitioner with over 15 years of experience covering development, project management, team leadership, coaching and training. For the last 10 years he has been successfully applying Agile methods, and most recently has been a pioneer and advocate of using Kanban Systems for software development. Currently an Agile Coach with Rally Software in the UK, Karl is a founding member of the Lean Systems Society and the Limited WIP Society, and has previously championed Agile and Lean Thinking with the BBC, Yahoo! and EMC Consulting. Karl writes about his latest ideas on his blog availagility.co.uk. Karl is a Certified ScrumMaster, Lean and Agile Coach, Kanban Coaching Professional, Accredited Kanban Trainer

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 174!   The SPaMCAST 174 features my interview with Karl Scotland.  We discussed his concept, Kanban Thinking Karl Scotland is a versatile software practitioner with over 15 years of experience covering development, project management, team leadership, coaching and training.  For the last 10 years he has been successfully applying Agile methods, and most recently has been a pioneer and advocate of using Kanban Systems for software development. Currently an Agile Coach with Rally Software in the UK, Karl is a founding member of the Lean Software and Systems Consortium and the Limited WIP Society, and has previously championed Agile and Lean Thinking with the BBC, Yahoo! and EMC Consulting. Karl writes about his latest ideas on his blog at http://availagility.co.uk/. Want to get in touch with Karl? Linked In http://www.linkedin.com/in/karlscotlandBlog http://availagility.co.uk/Twitter https://twitter.com/#!/kjscotland A message from SPaMCAST's sponsor . . . THe SPaMCAST 174 is sponsored by LeanKit Kanban. LeanKit Kanban is a software tool for kanban that is as simple to use as physical kanban. If you put it up on a touchscreen in your team area, it practically IS physical kanban. But your boards are available from anywhere, and updated in real-time. A slew of colors, icons, and avatars take your visual signaling to the next level. And the system tracks the metrics for you, providing analytics on bottlenecks, lead time, work distribution, process efficiency, and variability - for a single board or a whole company. It's kanban for the Lean enterprise.   I have been using LeanKit Kanban for a personal project my wife and I are working on.  LeanKit allows us to share the Kanban board across the miles with ease! Visit LeanKit Kanban!  (and say hello for the SPaMCAST!) Interested in becoming a radio star?  If you are interested in reviewing tools or books?  Drop me a note at spamcastinfo@gmail.com 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." 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 Next:The Software Process and Measurement Cast 175 feature an essay titled, Do You Have Trust, Passion and A Beginners Mind? An important set of concepts for ANY framework you might be adopting.

Welcome to the Software Process and Measurement Cast 160! The SPaMCAST 160 features my interview Dean Leffingwell.  We discussed scaling agile and his books Scaling Software Agility: Best Practices for Large Enterprises and Agile Software Requirements: Lean Requirements Practices for Teams, Programs, and the Enterprise (Agile Software Development Series) . Dean Leffingwell is an entrepreneur, executive, author and consulting methodologist who provides agile transformation consulting services to large software enterprises. Recently, Mr. Leffingwell was founder and CEO of consumer marketing identity company, ProQuo, Inc.He also served as chief methodologist to Rally Software (www.rallydev.com) where he focused on the application of agile development methods to large scale software development. Formerly, Mr. Leffingwell served as Sr. Vice President to  Rational Software (now IBM’s Rational Division), where his responsibilities included development and commercialization of the Rational Unified Process (RUP), ClearQuest, RequisitePro and the company’s methodology and product training courses. Mr. Leffingwell has been a student, coach and author of contemporary software development and management practices throughout his career. His most recent book,  Agile Software Requirements: Lean Requirements Practices for Teams, Programs, and the Enterprise (Agile Software Development Series) , was published by Addison-Wesley in January of 2011. This book provides practical, agile approaches to managing software requirements for teams and  teams of teams, as well as practices that scale to the full enterprise architecture and portfolio level. His prior book, Scaling Software Agility: Best Practices for Large Enterprises ,  focuses on the application of agile methods to large, distributed development organizations. He is also the lead author of the text Managing Software Requirements: First and Second Editions also from Addison-Wesley. Mr. Leffingwell holds a Masters Degree in Engineering from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Contact Data:Blog: www.scalingsoftwareagility.wordpress.comEmail: Deanleffingwell@gmail.com Sponsor . . . THe SPaMCAST 160 is sponsored by LeanKit Kanban. LeanKit Kanban is a software tool for kanban that is as simple to use as physical kanban. If you put it up on a touchscreen in your team area, it practically IS physical kanban. But your boards are available from anywhere, and updated in real-time. A slew of colors, icons, and avatars take your visual signaling to the next level. And the system tracks the metrics for you, providing analytics on bottlenecks, lead time, work distribution, process efficiency, and variability - for a single board or a whole company. It's kanban for the Lean enterprise.   I have been using LeanKit Kanban for a personal project my wife and I are working on.  LeanKit allows us to share the Kanban board across the miles with ease! Visit our sponsor at LeanKit Kanban 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."  Have you bought your copy? Contact information for the Softw are Process and Measurement CastEmail:  spamcastinfo@gmail.comVoicemail:  +1-206-888-6111Website: www.spamcast.netTwitter: www.twitter.com/tcagleyFacebook:  http://bit.ly/16fBWV Next! SPaMCAST 160 will discuss agile metrics!  Are they the same?  Are there philosophical issues you need to be aware of? Agile metrics . . . be here next week!

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