SPaMCAST explores the varied world of software process improvement and measurement. The cast covers topics that deal with the challenges found in information technology organizations as they grow and evolve.
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The concept behind Tales by Tom is to tell stories---stories that make readers cry and laugh, that amaze and teach and demonstrate, that leave readers wealthier in some way and speak to universal traits, like the joy we all experience seeing people reunited after decades of separation.
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Adam Cagley and Omar Ruiz love drinking beer. The only thing they love more is watching movies! When they combine their two favorite activities, you get Brews, Blurays and Bootlegs! Part movies news, part commentary, part drunken stupidity.
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Adam Cagley is a fatman. His friend Bebo has worked on some of the biggest games of the last decade. Together they sit down and dissect all things video games.
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You can be a series regular one week and in the unemployment line the next. From a lead role on MTV to a recurring role on an emmy nominated Showtime series and everything inbetween, Adam Cagley and his pal Jareb Dauplaise have seen and done it all in their combined 30 years in the acting game. These are the stories, trials and tribulations of two actors who are still in development.
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Degan was once two different people. But when two people spend enough time together, something horrible occurs and they merge into a single being. Adam Cagley sits down for a weekly conversation about love, sex and relationships with the hive-minded entity he calls his friend in a make shift couple's counseling podcast.
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Welcome to Avon Lake Matters, a biweekly podcast, spotlighting the stories of our people, organizations, government and community happenings - everything that matters to and about Avon Lake.
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Jeremy and I will host a 4-session book club to discuss Mastering Work Intake (4 sections => 4 sessions!) beginning October 18th. We are looking forward to a great set of conversations! Join us by registering on Maven. Use the QR code below at or follow the link - Note: We are charging a nominal $1 fee, which Maven requires. Participation in the bo…
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Beyond The Framework, A Conversation With Jeremy Berriault, SPaMCAST 830
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SPaMCAST 830 features a conversation with Jeremy Berriault. Jeremy has a new book, “Beyond The Framework: Cultivating Agile Growth.” The back cover states, “Organizations that fail to embrace agility (small a-agiity) risk fading into obscurity.” we discussed the basic assumptions of agile and why business agility differs from adopting any specific …
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Avon Lake Matters - Interview with Sewa International's Hira Fotedar
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Host Jen Miller meets with Sewa International's Hira Fotedar to talk about the organization and the upcoming Run for Sewa 5K run & 1 mile walk fundraiser. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: September 20, 7:00 PM: Homecoming football game vs. Midview at Avon Lake Memorial Stadium September 21, 10:00 AM: Avon Lake Homecoming Parade September 21,…
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Conforming to Mediocrity and Core Hours, Essays and Conversations with Susan Parente, SPaMCAST 829
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In SPaMCAST 829 we will continue to expose the sometimes insidious impact of groupthink. Groupthink can lead a team to accept less challenging work, be misaligned with priorities, and poorly assess urgency and importance. The pressure to conform and maintain agreement can result in suboptimal decision-making, hampering effectiveness. We will also h…
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Avon Lake Matters - Interview with Chris Spaetzel & Bob Brooks of the Avon Lake Kiwanis Club
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Host Jen Miller speaks with the Avon Lake Kiwanis Club's Bob Brooks and Chris Spaetzel about the club and the upcoming Fall Fest. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: September 14, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM: Avon Lake Public Library Outdoor Tent Book Sale in the Library Parking Lot September 14, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM: Big Trucks and Community Services Open Hou…
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HYPERID Ignites - Arash Parsania's Breakthrough Methodology, A Conversation, SPaMCAST 828
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The SPaMCast 828 spotlights Arash Parsania. We talk about his exciting new methodology, HYPERID. The method builds on and integrates pragmatic ideas from many disciplines to create something new. HYPERID is a flexible hybrid method that fits a wide range of different types of work. Arash Parsania is the creator of HYPERID, a hybrid methodology for …
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Cracking Groupthink In Prioritization, Scrum Master - Career or Avocation, Essays and Conversations with Keis Kostaqi, SPaMCAST 827
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In the SPaMCast 827, we will begin cracking groupthink in prioritization with a discussion of urgency vs. importance Evaluating the interplay between urgency and importance is a powerful work intake approach. Teams and project management offices regularly use an Eisenhower Matrix or variant to visualize the relationship between these two factors. T…
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Mastering Work Intake by and I hit the bookshelves earlier this year. We have also been running cohort-based workshops to help expose and solve this dirty little secret. Two of the questions we have gotten as we have promoted the workshops are: What is a cohort-based workshop? What value will I get if I join? Both are greater questions and we have …
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Avon Lake Matters - Interview with Ted Esborn, Community Development Director for the City of Avon Lake
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Host Jen Miller speaks with Ted Esborn, Community Development Director for the City of Avon Lake, about the grant that the City received from the Economic Development Administration. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: September 2: Labor Day - City Buildings Closed - No Trash Pick-Up, Pick-up delayed 1 day rest of the week - No City Council Mee…
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AI, ML, and Lifelong Learning - A Great Combination, A Conversation With Richmond Alake, SPaMCAST 825
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The SPaMCAST 825 features our conversation with Richmond Alake. During our conversation, we discussed AI, Machine Learning, and most importantly why being a lifelong learner is important (really important). Need more? We also will discuss what comes next now that AI Chat has been done. Richmond’s bio: Richmond Alake is an AI/ML Practitioner with an…
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You Can Never Cross The Same River Twice, Essays and Conversations with Jon M Quigley, SPaMCAST 824
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The SPaMCAST 824 compares the Great Avon Lake Tornado and power outage with the purported death of Agile. Cap that off with many in the industry doubling down on Agile purity to put the blush back on the rose. My upcoming high school reunion suggests you can never cross the same river twice but crossing any river is a challenge.. Also Jon M Quigley…
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Avon Lake Matters - Interview with Barb Cagley, the City of Avon Lake's Communications & Technology Director
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Host Jen Miller meets with Barb Cagley, the City of Avon Lake's Communications & Technology Director, to talk about the City's "Alert Avon Lake" communication tool. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: August 19, 7:00 PM: Collective Committee Meeting August 24, 11:00 AM-3:00 PM: West Shore Masonic Lodge #804's Annual Corn & Dog Roast and Lodge O…
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Learning From Data, A Conversation With Kirk Marple, SPaMCAST 823
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The introduction and outro words are abbreviated this week. I will regale you with the tale of the Avon Lake Toronado next. Now I need to find a way of making everything work without electricity and the Internet. I am not sure which is making me crazier. The SPaMCAST 823 features a discussion with Kirk Marple, Technical Founder and CEO at Graphit, …
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Urgency Versus Importance - Which Drives Your Work, Teams And Why We Need Them, Conversations with Jeremy Willets and Jeremy Berriault, SPaMCAST 822
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The Software Process and Measurement Cast 822 features a discussion that and I had during the Work Intake Summer Camp. The tyranny of the urgent often eclipses work that is merely important. Not understanding the difference between the two concepts and the long-term implications of ignoring what is important can be catastrophic. We will also have a…
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Avon Lake Matters Throwback - Interview with Diana Wyrock of the Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club & Terry Wyrock of the Environmental Affairs Advisory Board
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The Avon Lake Matters Podcast is taking a summer break and there will be no new episode this week. Please enjoy this re-airing of last November’s interview with Terry and Diana Wyrock as they discuss ways to help Monarch butterflies in your own backyard. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: August 1-3, 5:00-10:00 PM: St. Joseph Parish's Lake Bre…
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Building A Business And A Leader, An Interview With Alex Natskovich, SPaMCAST 821
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The Software Process and Measurement Cast 821 features our interview with Alex Natskovich. We talk about the attributes of a leader when building a business but even more importantly learning to be a leader. Success requires knowing how to handle the transitions. Alex’s Bio Alex is a seasoned engineering leader and CEO. Born in Belarus, he harbored…
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Baselining Ideas for Improvement, Who Is Most Important, Essays and Conversations with Susan Parente, SPaMCAST 820
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The Software Process and Measurement Cast 820 continues the story of Innovatech. In this installment, Emma “sells” baselining the flow to generate ideas for improvement and a starting point. The story of Innovatech is an allegory for how a data-driven improvement initiative can be bootstrapped with courage and perseverance. We also have a visit fro…
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Avon Lake Matters - Interview with Jeanne Shuster, ALC-TV Community Producer
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Host Jen Miller meets with Avon Lake Community Television community producer, Jeanne Shuster, and discusses her current show Fitness for Every Body as well as her experience as a public producer over the years. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: July 20, 6:00 PM: Avon Lake Historical Society's "Rockin the Rails," featuring China Grove & Second…
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Navigating Customer Data - Insights from Rudderstack's CEO, Soumyadeb Mitra, SPaMCAST 819
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The Sofware Process and Measurement Cast 819 features our conversation with Soumyadeb Mitra, Founder and CEO of Rudderstack. We discuss the trials and tribulations of consolidating and effectively using customer data. Tools like machine learning and generative AI make generating insights easier but “easier” does not mean easy. We also discuss entre…
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The Tale of Innovatech, Starting Over, Essays and Conversations with Keis Kostaqi, SPaMCAST 818
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This week we continue with the story of Innovatech, the business novella David Herron and I are writing. Innovatech, the once a tech darling is struggling. The delivery of new functionality used to be so easy. Now it isn’t, leading to all sorts of unproductive behaviors. Emma, the Director of Residential Construction Technology Products, leads a on…
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Avon Lake Matters - Interview with Joelle Magyar, Avon Lake City Schools Superintendent
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Host Jen Miller is joined by Joelle Magyar, Avon Lake City Schools Superintendent, to talk about the building project and other happenings in the schools. Upcoming events happening in Avon Lake: July 6, 8:30 AM: Vitalant Blood Drive at the Old Firehouse Community Center July 8, 7:00 PM: City Council Meeting July 9: Council Recess Begins July 9, 7:0…
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AI and Agents In The Workplace, Oh My, A Conversation With Artem Koren, SPaMCAST 817
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The Software Process and Measurement Cast 817 features our conversation with Artem Koren, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Sembly AI. We talk about AI, the role of AI, and the impact of agents on the workplace. Artem Koren grew up in New York City. He graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Computer Science and later attended the…
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