This past Saturday I was fortunate to be one of the 60 people enrolled for the largest Code Retreat ever, Code Retreat Boulder, facilitated by Corey Haines and Chad Fowler, organized by Prakash Murthy. This was my first Code Retreat, though I’ve worked on teams practicing TDD, pair programming, and good design practices for more […]
Read MoreUsing Mind Maps for Test Planning
Recently I wrote a post about how our team used a mind map to help us with theme planning. We also sometimes use mind maps to help us in planning our testing. Some people asked if I’d post an example. Here it is: We’re a financial services company, and this theme was a rewrite of […]
Read MoreSelling Agile to the CFO
Are you a developer who’s trying to be a change agent, getting your company to try agile development? Surprisingly, it can be fairly easy to get the CFO on your side. Check out my article on Selling Agile to the CFO which was originally published in Software Quality Connection which apparently is no longer a […]
Read MoreTeamwork & Making Good Choices
Agile is pretty mainstream now, but some folks still aren’t sure what testers do. In addition, the “Whole Team” approach to quality and the idea that testing and coding aren’t separate phases still mystifies some people. I think my team’s activities the past two days are a good illustration of how agile teams work together […]
Read MoreEstimation Roller Coaster
I report on my team’s experiences with sizing and estimating themes and stories in an article just published on StickyMinds, Estimation Roller Coaster. I’ve had some good feedback already via Twitter. Please let me know what you think!
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