The second issue of Quality Matters is available for download, and features my article, “Helping Testers Transition to Agile: What Testers Can Do for Themselves”. In it I offer advice to testers who find themselves on agile teams and aren’t sure how to adapt. Please comment on it! Quality Matters is aimed at Eastern Europe, […]
Read MoreHappy April 1
The world’s a tough place, so take advantage of a chance for some chuckles. Read about the newest test tool from the eminent Alister Scott, WATIF. And if you’re feeling the need to get some kind of certification, check out Scott Ambler’s new master class. (A reminder – and this part sadly isn’t an April […]
Read MoreWhat I’d Go Back And Tell Myself – Part 1
My team was lucky in having Brian Marick visit us last week, interviewing some of us for his book “Travels in Software”. He had visited us back in 2004, and I hope it was interesting for him to see that 1) we used a lot of ideas we got from him, such as using examples […]
Read MoreSample Chapter Available in InfoQ
Chapter 21, Key Success Factors, is available on InfoQ. Please read and comment! I look forward to your feedback.
Read MoreTen Principles for Agile Testers
Jeff Langr and Tim Ottinger have added a flash card to their “Agile: In a Flash” project (that will become a book) based on our book’s “Ten Principles for Agile Testers”. They did a nice job of summarizing the information in Chapter 2 of Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams. We […]
Read MoreUsing Examples to Drive Development
When Brian Marick came up with his ideas about using examples to drive development (I think that was back in 2003), my team latched on to the concept. We are fortunate in having an expert product owner who is talented at coming up with good examples. People often ask me how this works. Our current […]
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