Inspired by a discussion at TestBash 2.0 Lean Coffee, I find it useful to answer the question, “What are the last three things YOU did to improve”? See my article on Stickyminds.
Read MoreThis afternooon, I joined Mike Sutton’s Improv session. My takeaway: “It doesn’t hurt to collaborate”. The exercises were fun and funny, and gave insight into how teams worked together. I particularly liked that Mike used a task board to keep track of his session. We did a lot of fun exercises, and had lots of […]
Read MoreThis 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 MoreThe Testing Planet from the Software Testing Club has indeed landed! It is chock full of excellent articles about testing, both technical and cultural. Just a sample of the titles: “Yes, It’s Personal”, “Context-driven Jumping”, “Testing & Creativity”, “Weekend Testing Fun”. I am extremely proud that my article, an introduction to test automation design, is […]
Read MoreRecently I tweeted about a fishbowl we conducted at the Business Analysis Workshop of the Better Software conference. Some tweeps weren’t familiar with the fishbowl format, so I thought I’d explain how I like to do fishbowls. Fishbowls are a good format for a panel discussion where you want to involve the whole audience, as […]
Read MoreI’ve worked on four agile teams in the past nine years. Three were highly successful, especially the one I was on for the past 5.5 years. One never really made the transition, though we had a successful agile project. One of the successful ones involved a team of about 30 developers, and that’s the largest […]
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