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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 […]

Teamwork & Making Good Choices

February 3, 2011 / Lisa Crispin / agile testing, remote team members, software quality, test automation / 10 Comments

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 […]

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!

Agile in Action: Virtual Seminar, Live Dec. 14 from SearchSoftwareQuality

November 10, 2010 / Lisa Crispin / conferences, remote team members / No Comments

I’m presenting in a virtual multi-media seminar sponsored by SearchSoftwareQuality on Dec.14: Agile in Action: Extending Agile Approaches in Testing, Development and Application Lifecycle Management. I’ll be talking about challenges faced by agile teams that are not co-located. This event is free, though you have to register. David West and Nari Kannan are also presenting.

Virtual Team Member Dolly

February 18, 2010 / Lisa Crispin / remote team members / 11 Comments

My teammate Nanda Lankalapalli and I are working on an article about how our team deals with having remote team members. Recently someone on Twitter pointed me to a blog post on Scott Hansleman’s “Embodied Social Proxy or Crazy Webcam Remote Cart Thing“. My fellow tester Lori Thayer suggested I blog about our own crazy […]