Measuring for AI success and quality improvement
I’ve worked primarily in a tester and quality engineering role for a few decades now. “Metrics” have always been the magic beans of improving quality. People ask me “What metrics should we use?”, as if they will reach their quality goals by measuring the right things. They want something easy, like code coverage and bug […]
Growing your career as a quality and testing professional
I’m fortunate to talk with lots of quality and testing professionals looking for advice and resources to grow their careers. I’m lucky to have a bunch of resources that I can share. It occurred to me that I could share them here on my blog, too. I’m still happy to talk with people, of course! […]
Is it still all about the people?
Back in 2000, reading Kent Beck’s book Extreme Programming Explained was an epiphany for me. It’s all about the people! When we work together, have psychological safety and time to learn, manage our own workload, have direct collaboration with our customers, the magic happens! I was able to talk my way onto an XP team, […]
AI, testing, and the DORA AI Capabilities Model
Recently I had the honor to discuss AI, testing, and the DORA AI Capabilities Model with the leading practitioners who host the Beyond Quality podcast. Hosts Maryia Tuleika, Vitaly Shapovalov, and Anupam Krishnamurthy are all experienced in using GenAI and LLM technology. I took away so many insights. For example, how agents degrade over time […]