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Fix Your Agile Project by Taking a Systems View[article] Kathy Iberle writes that when working on a project, you should take a systems view, which allows you to see the whole development system at once. When you put on your “systems view” glasses, you’ll see that you need to deal with the whole system, not just a single team’s part of it. |
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What Decorating Cakes Can Teach Us about Iterations[article] Kent McDonald shares with us a story about decorating cakes and how that relates to doing agile the right way. To be truly effective, teams need to focus more on the need to reflect and adapt, and then figure out the best way to do that in their environment without worrying about whether they are doing it exactly right. |
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Keep Agile Testing Agile: An Interview with Aaron Barrett[interview] In this interview, Aaron Barrett gives advice that any QA team working with agile testing can utilize. Aaron covers everything from the importance of finding the definition of done to keeping collaboration from getting combative. |
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Piece By Piece: Test Estimation and Planning in Agile Teams[magazine] The iterative agile methodology provides a clearer vision, smaller time scale, and closer planning horizon. The authors look at approaches to estimation and planning, from product backlog grooming to task-estimating tables and more. |
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Problem Solving with Impact Mapping[article] Do your team members have a problem they can’t solve? Maybe it’s time to try impact mapping. In this article, noted author Lisa Crispin shows us how she uses impact mapping to solve problems. Impact mapping takes a lot from other brainstorming and planning tools, such as mind mapping and story mapping. |
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Agile Is Cheaper, Right?[article] Kenneth Grant explains whether or not being agile is really as cheap for an organization as its proponents claim it to be. Agile’s relentless focus on business value and just-enough work can help teams identify waste—or poor return on investment (ROI) requirements—and gives them the opportunity to change it or leave it out all together. |
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Using Mission and Risk Diagnostics to Enhance Business Continuity[magazine] Noah Gamer explains that mission and risk diagnostics provide an excellent approach to risk management for any company. Using these elements together, an organization can create a better business continuity strategy. While risk is not always bad, identifying and mitigating risks can help your organization achieve success. |
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Attacking Silos with DevOps[article] Many professionals, while having expertise in their technical niche, are sometimes less than perfect at communicating effectively with colleagues from other departments. This can result in departments failing to work effectively together; these departments resemble silos more than a collaborative and cohesive organization. This article will help you identify and understand some of the reasons why teams operate in silos and what you can do to change that. |
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Listen to What You're Saying!: An Interview with Steven "Doc" List[interview] Steven "Doc" List and Noel Wurst sit down for what starts as a standard interview about communication skills but quickly evolves into a fascinating conversation that reveals a lot about what we're saying—and what we should be saying. You may be surprised at just how much you have to learn. |
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Be Truly Nimble Instead of Just Following Agile by the Book[article] People often ask, “Can we apply agile to fields outside of software?” In this article from Marco Peredo-Saavedra, you can read how a construction project applied agile to its work with Marco as the product owner/customer. Take inspiration, and read his lessons. Then, go apply them! |
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Things Change (and So Should Processes)[magazine] Much like the VCRs of yesteryear, our software development processes are not going to last forever. They’ll fall out of favor, while new and stronger concepts replace them. Jonathan Kohl writes about coping with process evolution in the quest to improve software. |
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As You Wish[magazine] A letter from the Better Software magazine editor. |
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How to Build a Successful Team: Analysis, Motivation, and Beyond[magazine] It takes more than just gathering a bunch of skilled testers in a room together to make a great test team. Learn how to analyze individual tester types, motivate your team, and achieve success. |
Lloyd Roden
July 1, 2013 |
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FAQ: Will a Tester Certification Help Me Get a Better Job?[magazine] In this installment of FAQ, SQE Trainer Claire Lohr answers one of the questions students ask her most often. |
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Can Anyone be a Tester?[magazine] Testers can come from all walks of life, but can anyone be a tester? It’s time for testers to clean up the craft and regain their respect. |