SPaMCAST 709 - Basics, Flow Attributes, Agile Requirements, Essays and Conversations With Tony Timbol

Definitions provide several benefits. The first is that once a definition for an object or concept is agreed upon, it is far easier to have a discussion without getting confused. A second and equally important benefit is that definitions provide a platform for establishing attributes that can be used to describe the object or idea. Attributes are critical because even with a definition we need to communicate and measure nuances. Just think if you only had one word to describe rain or hot; a lot would be lost. Today we identify four basic attributes of flow. 

We will also have a visit from Tony Timbol who brings his “To Tell A Story” column to the podcast. In this installment, Tony and I talk about agile requirements. They really exist…really!

Re-read Saturday  News

This week we began our re-read of Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkins (SPaMCAST Amazon affiliate line https://amzn.to/38G0ZD3 buy a copy). I am re-reading my Kindle version of the book.  The front matter includes Forwards by Mike Cohn, Jim Highsmith, Acknowledgments, Introduction, and a section titled, About the Author. The main body of the book is in three parts comprised of 13 chapters. It is indexed -- useful for reference books! I estimate 16 or 17 weeks to complete the re-read depending on my travel. Note: The Kindle edition of the book has not been updated and will not run on the Paperwhite Version 10 models, so we will re-read it on the iPhone and Laptop -- I did not have a happy chat with Kindle support on this issue.  Wake up, Addison Wesley!

Read all of Week 1’s Entry https://bit.ly/3A1aNTe and next week we will cover Part 1, Chapter 1: Will I Be A Good Coach.  

 Remember to buy a copy of Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkins and read along.

If you are still catching up on the re-read of Why Limit WIP are are all of the links”:

Week 1: Preface, Foreword, Introduction, and Logistics – https://bit.ly/3iDezbp

Week 2: Processing and Memory – https://bit.ly/3qYR4yg 

Week 3: Completion - https://bit.ly/3usMiLm

Week 4: Multitasking - https://bit.ly/37hUh5z 

Week 5: Context Switching - https://bit.ly/3K8KADF 

Week 6: Creating An Economy -  https://bit.ly/3F1XKkZ 

Week 7: Healthy Constraints - https://bit.ly/3kM8xqh 

Week 8: Focus - https://bit.ly/3PkE0hg 

Week 9: Awareness - https://bit.ly/3LBZfIl 

Week 10: Communication - https://bit.ly/39Tji7Q 

Week 11: Learning - https://bit.ly/38HQNtJ 

Week 12: Epilogue and Final Notes - https://bit.ly/3y3LH4M 

Next SPaMCAST 

Daniel Dorion returns to the podcast next week to talk about his new book, Throughput Accounting - Seeing Money Clearly. Daniel begins the Prologue of his new book with the statement “My aim is to have you think differently and lose your reflexes and cognitive biases that are the fabric of society.” You will have a lot to think about after you listen!