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Endings and Beginnings 1 Dec 2012 | 11:57 pm
When I wrote my blog post a few weeks back celebrating 15 years in business, I had no idea that in a few short weeks I would be making sweeping changes. I knew I was restless in my current work, and a...
Diverse Discussions 19 Nov 2012 | 07:19 am
So, there’s another round of gender/race drama going down on teh intarwebs. It seems that there was a conference, BritRuby, slated to run next year in Manchester, England. Only there was some criticis...
Testing Has No Value 14 Nov 2012 | 06:46 am
Yesterday, Rob Lambert tweeted: “Testing, as an activity by itself, has no business value” — Rob Lambert (@Rob_Lambert) November 12, 2012 Turns out that’s a statement from the ISTQB Expert Level Sylla...
Why I Won’t Go Back 13 Oct 2012 | 12:43 am
I was going through some of my old notes yesterday and stumbled across a sketch I made of a diagram of effects showing how test managers become ineffectual. (I re-created it in Illustrator since no on...
Bugs Spread Disease 3 Aug 2012 | 12:41 am
I have wasted countless hours of my life arguing to fix bugs in bug triage meetings. Bug advocacy is a core skill for testers in traditional software development organizations that follow code-then-te...
Happy Birthday, Quality Tree Software 20 Apr 2012 | 10:28 am
Last month marked the 15 year anniversary of my decision to go into business for myself. Over the last decade and a half I have learned so very much, and had the opportunity to work with so many amaz...
Happy Birthday, Quality Tree Software 20 Apr 2012 | 06:28 am
Last month marked the 15 year anniversary of my decision to go into business for myself. Over the last decade and a half I have learned so very much, and had the opportunity to work with so many amaz...
Question from the Mailbox: What Metrics Do You Use in Agile? 24 Feb 2012 | 05:41 am
A reader wrote me to ask: I know what metrics to use to manage a traditional phased project. But what metrics do you use on Agile projects? I started drafting my answer in a private email but I deci...
Question from the Mailbox: What Metrics Do You Use in Agile? 24 Feb 2012 | 12:41 am
A reader wrote me to ask: I know what metrics to use to manage a traditional phased project. But what metrics do you use on Agile projects? I started drafting my answer in a private email but I deci...
That’s a Nice Theory 22 Jan 2012 | 05:43 am
Dale Emery has taught me an enormous amount about using resistance as a resource. I’m grateful. I use his ideas every time I set foot in a classroom or start consulting with a new client. In particu...
