Software Process And Measurement Cast

Show 36 is part two of my interview with Phil Armour.  The interview focused on estimation and just a bit of philosophy, powerful stuff that may change how you view estimation and the goal of software development.  Phillip G. Armour is VP for Systems Development and a Senior Consultant at Corvus International Inc.  Phil has been developing software for over thirty-five years.  He has been a programmer, analyst, project manager, DBA, systems architect, process engineer, metrics engineer, consultant, and executive coach and has worked for organizations as diverse as United Airlines, Motorola, Argonne National Laboratory, General Dynamics, the IRS, the premier software consulting company in India, and the largest cellular service provider in Central West Africa.  In the last fifteen years, Phil has personally taught software development techniques and management principles to over 20,000 developers, engineers, managers, and executives.  Phil’s primary professional focus is currently in two related area