Software Process and Measurement Cast

10/29/2026

Work intake is our industry’s dirtiest secret.

“It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear.” — Norm Petersen, Cheers Getting work intake wrong traps Project Managers in a vicious cycle: teams are pushed to be all things to all people, scope balloons silently, and rushed, low-quality delivery becomes the norm. Why It Matters for Project Managers: Doing the right work at the right time is the difference between project success and burnout....

08/22/2026

🤔Sleeping At Night, Re-read Saturday, The Psychology of Money, Wk 12, Reasonable > Rational

"To be rational is not the same as to be reasonable." William Barrett Welcome to Week 12 of our re-read of The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons On Wealth, Greed, And Happiness by Morgan Housel “Do not aim to be coldly rational when making financial decisions. Aim to just be pretty reasonable.” Housel Why it matters: reasonable decisions are easier to stick with in the long run....

“To be rational is not the same as to be reasonable.” William Barrett Welcome to Week 12 of our re-read of The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons On Wealth, Greed, And Happiness by M…

08/19/2026

Satisficing and Stoic Philosophy

Picture generated in Gemini Satisficing is a strategy that aims for a satisfactory or adequate result rather than being purely optimal. Herbert Simon coined the term by combining ‘satisfy’ and ‘suffice’. The gist is that instead of expending endless time and energy searching for the perfect choice, a satisficer establishes minimum acceptability criteria and picks the very first option that meets them....

Picture generated in Gemini Satisficing is a strategy that aims for a satisfactory or adequate result rather than being purely optimal. Herbert Simon coined the term by combining ‘satisfy’ and ‘suf…

08/15/2026

💸Spending Is The Enemy of Wealth, Re-read Saturday, The Psychology of Money, Wk 19, Save Money

"Money looks better in the bank than on your feet." Sophia Amoruso— So true I had to use the quote twice “Too many people spend money they earn to buy things they don’t want to impress people they don’t like.” Will Rogers Why It Matters: You CANNOT build wealth if you spend more than you earn. Housel states, “Building wealth has little to do with your income or investment returns, and lots to do with your savings rate.” To save or invest, you need to spend less of what you earn....

“Money looks better in the bank than on your feet.” Sophia Amoruso— So true I had to use the quote twice “Too many people spend money they earn to buy things they don’t want to impress…

08/09/2026

👁️‍🗨️What You See…, Re-read Saturday, The Psychology of Money, Wk 9, Man in the Car Paradox and Wealth is What You Don’t See

Welcome to Week 9 of our re-read of The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons On Wealth, Greed, And Happiness by Morgan Housel What we see is not always what is true! "Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants." Epictitus Buying status items shows an excess of wants, which is the definition of spiritual poverty. Ryan Holiday, The Daily Stoic…...

Welcome to Week 9 of our re-read of The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons On Wealth, Greed, And Happiness by Morgan Housel   What we see is not always what is true! “Wealth cons…

08/01/2026

Choice, Re-read Saturday, The Psychology of Money, Wk 8, Freedom

Welcome to Week 8 of our re-read of The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons On Wealth, Greed, And Happiness by Morgan Housel “The ability to do what you want, when you want, with who you want, for as long as you want, is priceless. It is the highest dividend money pays.” Morgan Housel Why it matters: Choice is at the core of both freedom and happiness....

Welcome to Week 8 of our re-read of The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons On Wealth, Greed, And Happiness by Morgan Housel “The ability to do what you want, when you want, with who you want, f…

07/29/2026

Reactance and Happiness

“The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.” — Epictetus Knee-jerk reactions are a loss of control. Why it Matters: Reactance is the initial internal pushback you feel when you sense your freedom or choices are being threatened. "You can't tell me what to do." response — like feeling a sudden urge to do the exact opposite of what someone just ordered you to do....

“The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.” — Epictetus  Knee-jerk reactions are a loss of control. Why it Matters: Reactance is the initial internal pushback you…

07/25/2026

🐩The Tail Can Wag The Dog, Re-read Saturday, The Psychology of Money, Wk 7, Tails, You Win

You can be wrong half the time and still make a fortune. -- The subtitle of the chapter. ”You miss all the shots you don’t take”. Michael Jordan Welcome to Week 7 of our re-read of The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons On Wealth, Greed, And Happiness by Morgan Housel Why it matters: If you take advantage of a large enough portfolio of opportunities, a few will yield payoffs well above average....

You can be wrong half the time and still make a fortune. — The subtitle of the chapter. ”You miss all the shots you don’t take”. Michael Jordan Welcome to Week 7 of our re-read of The Psychol…

07/22/2026

The Long Tail

Variability is a fact of life. Some processes have more and wider ranges of variability than others. Grades in a classroom are a typical example of variability. They can be visualized as a curve; some are below average, most are average or nearly average, and some are above average. Context: Curves come in many shapes and sizes. The normal curve is the most commonly understood curve; half of the outcomes are on either side of the average, and each side is symmetrical....

Variability is a fact of life.  Some processes have more and wider ranges of variability than others. Grades in a classroom are a typical example of variability. They can be visualized as a cu…

07/18/2026

Getting and Staying Wealthy Are Different, Re-read Saturday, The Psychology of Money, Wk 6, Getting Wealthy vs. Staying Wealthy

Week 6 of our re-read of The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons On Wealth, Greed, And Happiness by Morgan Housel “There’s only one way to stay wealthy: some combination of frugality and paranoia.” Why it matters: If you spend or lose it, you don’t have it. Nothing ever goes absolutely to plan in the long run, and unless you have a margin of safety, you will lose wealth....

Week 6 of our re-read of The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons On Wealth, Greed, And Happiness by Morgan Housel  “There’s only one way to stay wealthy: some combination of frugality and pa…