I am still traveling for the next two weeks. The trip is amixture of vacation and a board meeting but that does not mean youwill have to forego your weekly SPaMCAST.  In place of ournormal format, I am posting a mix tape of the answers to the “Ifyou could change two things” question I have been askinginterviewees for nearly ten years.  This week on SPaMCAST 392we feature our top downloaded podcasts from the year 2009:SPaMCAST 51 - Tim Lister on Adrenaline Junkies andTemplate Zombieshttp://bit.ly/1WERtk5Tim discussed ending the estimating charade.  Tim stated itwould be better if we recognized estimating as goal setting.Secondly, he noted that a lot of outsourcing has overshot its markand reduced our organizational capabilities.SPaMCAST 67 - Murali Chemuturi on Software EstimationBest Practices, Tools & Techniqueshttp://bit.ly/1MHDzeJMurali used his wishes to state that estimators need a bettergrasp and understanding the concepts of productivity andscheduling.SPaMCAST 69 - Kevin Brennan on BusinessAnalysishttp://bit.ly/1WERB2VKevin answered a different question and discussed the message hewould share with a C-Level executive to describe why businessanalysis is important to them.If you enjoyed the snippets please use the links to listen tothe whole interviews.  Next week 2010!