Well I guess this means I am another year older and wiser.  I know the second part is true because I spent the weekend drinking out of the firehouse that is Podcamp Toronto 2012.  I wish there were more events like podcamp where you can be immersed ideas, knowledge and wisdom for a day or two.  I always emerge from these events enriched.  There were a number of great presentations and I will revisit some of them on the blog in the next few days however I wanted to share my presentation.  

I hope to be back next year to both learn and hangout with my friends Luke and John!

The copy from the brouchure:  

Podcasting To A Niche Market, Revisited

or

Podcasting To A Professional IT Audience 

Please distribute the PDF version! 

For Immediate Release
January 23, 2012

Avon Lake, OH – The Software Process and Measurement Podcast (SPaMCAST) is celebrating its 170^th episode after five years of interviewing many of the leaders in the software development world. The anniversary edition of SPaMCAST features an interview with Hillel Glazer, speaker, process guru and author of High Performance Operations.

SPaMCAST feature interviews have included:

·         Chris Hefley, Chief Executive Officer, Leankit Kanban, Bandit Software, LLC

·         Dean Leffingwell author of Scaling Software Agility and others

·         Peter Taylor  author of many books including The Lazy Project Manager

·         Elizabeth Harrin author, award winning blog, The Girl’s Guide to Project Management

·         Tim Lister, co-author of  Adrenaline Junkies and Template Zombies

·         David Anderson the author of  Agile Management for Software Engineering

·         Kent Beck, pioneer in Agile Methods

·         Scott Ambler, though leader in Test Driven Development

·         Ivar Jacobson, developer of Use Cases

·         Grady Booch, discussing Life, the Universe and Development

The Cast covers topics that deal with the challenges of how work is done in information technology organizations as they grow and evolve.  The show combines commentaries, interviews and feedback to serve up ideas, opinions, advice and facts.  In a nutshell, the Cast has provided and will continue to provide advice for and from practitioners, methodologists, pundits and consultants. The editor, Tom Cagley, is a leading consultant in software development process improvement, the Vice President of Consulting for the David Consulting Group, Past President of the International Function Point Users Group and co-author of Mastering Software Project Management.

The Software Process and Measurement Cast can be found at www.spamcast.net. It is also available on all major podcast services including iTunes and the Zune Marketplace. All previous episodes are available download.  The Cast currently enjoys 10,000 downloads a month, up 20% in the past year It is delivered as a free public service to the information technology community and has listeners across the globe.

 Contact:
Thomas M. Cagley Jr.
Editor

I recently presented at Podcamp Toronto the resentation was titled  Podcasting To A Niche Market and subtitled Podcasting to a Technical IT Audience.  I have posted the presentation on SlideShare at:

http://slidesha.re/eBDzGy

Please feel free to comment and suggest ways to improve the presenation (and the Cast itself). 

Podcast Toronto 2011 was great as was the wonderful City of Toronto. Thanks to the organizing committee and the sponsors which can be found at http://2011.podcamptoronto.com/sponsors/

Finally attend a local Podcamp if you have one or start one if you don't!  If you are close enough I will be happy to present!

Occasionally it is interesting to reflect on the podcasts and topics that have been most popular in the past.  Today I reflect on the eclectic mix making up the most popular cast in the second half of 2010.  I defined the second half of 2010 from June to November to reflect that this rating is based on historical download which would put the casts in December at a disadvantage.  The top five are (in rank order):

Four interviews and one essay.  The topics range from lean product development in SPaMCAST 92 through a discussion of ethics.  The common thread?  In my opinion, change and improvement but that is the overall common thread of the Cast as whole so that might not be surprising but if we look closely I think these five say something about taking control of the world around you.  I think these five talk about how we can change the world in which we work for the better; to do more with less and to affect that change in a controlled, ethical manner. 

If you have not listened to these five podcasts check them out and let me know your opinion of the common thread.  

I recently presented at Podcamp Ohio the resentation was titled  Podcasting To A Niche Market and subtitled The Software Process and Measurement Cast:  A Retrospective Part 1.  I have posted the presentation on SlideShare at:

http://www.slideshare.net/tcagley/software-process-and-measurement-cast-a-retrospective-part-1

Please feel free to comment and suggest ways to improve the presenation (and the Cast itself). 

Podcamp Ohio 2010 was great.  Thanks to the organizing committee and the sponsors which incldued:

The Ohio State University Center for the Study and Teaching of Wiritng (great facilities)  BLIP.tv Blubrry.com Spaceblue Circle of Seven Prodcutions Skyline Chili (you gotta try it) Champps (Fun place for pre and post party)

Finally attend a local Podcamp if you have one or start one if you don't!  If you are close enough I will be happy to present!