SPaMCAST 661 - Jumping The Queue and Remedies, Risk Management, Hybrid Agile, Essays and Conversations

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Over the past few months, I have been in traffic jams on the highway several times when traveling to our weekly hike.  In more than one instance someone has decided to pull over and drive on the berm.  In more than a few cases the outcome of this technique for getting things done ends poorly. Despite the unpredictable outcome, jumping the queue is practiced by many in traffic and even more when funneling work to teams. The consequences when working on information technology products are far more predictable than driving, and they are ALWAYS bad. Let’s fix some of the problems leading to queue jumping.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We also have a visit from Susan Parente, who brings her I Am Not A Scrumdamentalist column to the cast.  We discuss risk management when using hybrid agile approaches. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contact Susan on LinkedIn</span> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanparente"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">linkedin.com/in/susanparente</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">or at</span> <a href= "http://maps.apple.com/?address=Parente@s3-tec.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Parente@s3-tec.com</span></a></p> <p><strong>Upcoming Events</strong></p> <p><strong>Using the TMMi accelerates the value of DevOps</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fri, August 6, 2021</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is a free TMMi America Webinar featuring Rex Black </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">(SPaMCAST is a proud media sponsor of the TMMi America )</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Register at</span> <a href= "https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3AOlvdC&data=04%7C01%7Csureshchandra.ganeshbose%40cognizant.com%7C28bd2fbf60bd4d48404108d942de0a96%7Cde08c40719b9427d9fe8edf254300ca7%7C0%7C0%7C637614344615697604%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjo