SPaMCAST 325 - Product Owners, Kim Pries, Jo Ann Sweeney

Subscribe to the Software Process and Measurement Cast on ITunes The Software Process and Measurement Cast our essay on product owners.  The role of the product owner is one of the hardest to implement when embracing Agile. However how the role of the product owner is implemented is often a clear determinant of success with Agile.  The ideas in our essay can help you get it right. We will also have a new column from the Software Sensei, Kim Pries. In this installment Kim discusses the fact that are numerous ways go get something done when writing code.  Some are the right way and some are wrong way. For example, are you willing to sacrifice clarity for cool or fast? We also continue with Jo Ann Sweeney’s column Explaining Communication. In this installment Jo Ann addresses why knowing who your audiences and stakeholders are will help make your communication more efficient and effective! Visit Jo Ann’s website at http://www.sweeneycomms.com and let her know what you think of her new column. Next In the next Software Process and Measurement Cast we will feature our Interview with Steve Tendon.  Steve has been a regular on the podcast in the past but took a break to   hone his ideas on hyper-productive knowledge work.  We discussed his new book Tame The Flow: Hyper-Productive Knowledge-Work Management published J Ross and how teams can raise their game to deliver results that not only raise the bar but jump over it   Call to action! We are in the middle of a re-read of John Kotter’s classic Leading Change on the Software Process and Measurement Blog.  Are you participating in the re-read? Please feel free to jump in and add your thoughts and comments! After we finish the current re-read will need to decide which book will be next.  We are building a list of the books that have had the most influence on readers of the blog and listeners to the podcast.  Can you answer the question? What are the two books that have most influenced you career (business, technical or philosophical)?  Send the titles to spamcastinfo@gmail.com.  First, we will compile a list and publish it on the blog.  Second, we will use the list to drive future  “Re-read” Saturdays. Re-read Saturday is an exciting new feature that began on the Software Process and Measurement blog on November 8th.  Feel free to choose you platform; send an email, leave a message on the blog, Facebook or just tweet the list (use hashtag #SPaMCAST)! 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.