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Using Mind Maps for Test Planning

February 28, 2011 / Lisa Crispin / agile testing, communicating, estimating meetings, exploratory testing, Functional test tools, mind maps, planning, remote team members, software quality / 12 Comments

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 […]

Estimation Roller Coaster

February 1, 2011 / Lisa Crispin / agile testing, estimating meetings, exploratory testing, planning, remote team members / 2 Comments

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!

Exploring to Get Specifications & Story Tests

January 24, 2011 / Lisa Crispin / agile testing, exploratory testing, software quality / 3 Comments

Today was day 2 of a new sprint. We’re working on a big, complex theme. Up to now, our system allowed only one employer or “plan sponsor” account for every 401(k) retirement plan. Many companies want several plan sponsor accounts: one for their accountant who submits the payroll contributions, one for the human resources manager […]