visual thinking strategy Archives - Agile Testing with Lisa Crispin

Mob all the things!

March 25, 2018 / Lisa Crispin / exploratory testing, learning for testers, mob programming, mob testing, strong style pairing, Uncategorized, visual thinking strategy, Whole Team Approach / No Comments

I’m so excited that I get to participate in the Mob Programming conference next month- April 12-13 – in Burlington, MA. Check out the program and registration details. This is an amazing opportunity to work in small groups with leaders like Lisi Hocke, Woody Zuill and Llewellyn Falco. An even better way to learn about […]

Courage to coach

March 18, 2018 / Lisa Crispin / continual improvement, modern testing, Retrospectives, safety, Uncategorized, visual thinking strategy, Whole Team Approach / 1 Comment

You might notice that my posts here aren’t necessarily about actually doing testing activities. For the past several years I’ve been one of only three testers on a team of 25 or more coders. Currently, I’m the only tester spread across several mini-teams that add up to around 17 coders. I can’t possibly test every […]

Telling stories together while practicing critical thinking with VTS

January 24, 2018 / Lisa Crispin / agile teams, brainstorming, collaborating, continual improvement, experiments, fun, learning for testers, Uncategorized, visual thinking strategy, Whole Team Approach / 7 Comments

We use our story telling and critical thinking skills constantly as we test and develop software. How often do we practice those skills on something other than features we are going to release to production? Musicians practice their craft. Even coders can practice their craft with katas and code retreats. How can we practice telling […]