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SPaMCAST: Software Process and Measurement|SPaMCAST 51 - Tim Lister, Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies, Change Readiness Assessment Part 1 Episode
Show fifty one is an interview with Tim Lister discussing his new book,â Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombiesâ. The interview discussed the impact of specific patterns and habits on how IT organizations work.***NEWS ***Adrenaline Junkies is one of 5 finalists for general computing book of the year.Tim Lister is a software consultant at the Atlantic Systems Guild, Inc., based in the New York office. He divides his time between consulting, teaching, and writing. Tim is a co-author with his Guild partners of Adrenalin Junkies and Template Zombies: Understanding Patterns of Project Behavior, (Dorset House, 2008 http://www.dorsethouse.com/books/ajtz.html), He, is also co-author with Tom DeMarco of Waltzing With Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects (Dorset House, 2003) that won Software Development magazineâs Jolt Award as General Computing Book of the Year for 2003-2004. Tim and Tom are also co-authors of Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams, (Dorset House, 1999) now available in 14 languages.Tim is currently a member of the Cutter IT Trends Council. He is a member of the I.E.E.E. and the A.C.M. He is in his 23rd year as a panelist for the American Arbitration Association, arbitrating disputes involving software and software services.Contact information: Web Site: http://www.systemsguild.com/Email: lister@acm.orgCheck out SPaMCASTâs Facebook page and get involved!!!! http://tinyurl.com/62z5elThe essay is titled âA Really Simple Checklist for Change Readiness Assessmentâ Part 1. The essay reminds us of the big things that sometimes get forgotten when dealing with the minutia of getting a change project off the ground. Check out the text of the current essay at www.tcagley.wordpress.com. I should be back with an essay next show.There are a number of ways to share your thoughts with SPaMCAST: â Email SPaMCAST at spamcastinfo@gmail.comâ Voice messages can be left at 1-206-888-6111â Twitter â www.twitter.com/tcagleyâ BLOG â www.tcagley.wordpress.comâ 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 Lisa Crispin discussing agile testing. Lisaâs most recent book is âAgile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams.â The book was coauthored with Janet Gregory. Testing and agile are highly inter-related although sometimes understanding how all the parts fit together isnât obvious. Lisa makes agile testing very clear in her interview. Do not miss the interview.The interview on the Software Process and Measurement Cast 51 is with Tim Lister. We discussed Tim's new book "Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies".
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