My article on pairing with developers is live on the Ministry of Testing. I love pairing with developers. It’s fun, and I learn so much. I feel we are really building quality in together, catching issues early, finding inconsistencies or questions to discuss with the product owner. Whether you’re a tester or a developer, I […]
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Good conferences generally receive far more worthy session proposals than they can cram into their program. I know it hurts to have a proposal rejected. I went through many iterations of that early in my presenting career. Spending hours of time and effort on a well-crafted proposal, only to have it rejected, makes one want […]
Read MoreSpring is finally here in Colorado. We had a decent snowstorm on Tuesday, with temperatures well below 20 degrees F, but today it is sunny and shirtsleeve weather. I’m eating my lunch at my desk, but I’m going to go out and enjoy a walk along the Platte River in a few minutes. I’ve had […]
Read MoreI’ve had such a great fall. Got tons of inspiration at Oredev and Agile Testing Days. Doing lots of LeanCoffee. Learning all kinds of stuff and doing lots of experiments at work. Not only to I get to work with folks such as Marlena Compton, Jo Webb and Glen Ivey, the amazing Elisabeth Hendrickson is […]
Read MoreI just noticed I haven’t posted here in awhile. I’ve been publishing articles on TechTarget and StickyMinds, but otherwise have been absorbed with a couple of exciting new things! On August 13, I started a new job on Pivotal Lab’s Pivotal Tracker team! This is truly a dream job, working with some of my favorite […]
Read MoreIn my latest Techwell blog post, I tell the tale of our most recent estimating meeting, where the product owner brought us a user story that was written as a technical implementation. We had to get him to back up and tell us the purpose of the story, so that we could determine the appropriate […]
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