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FAQ: Do I Need to Program to be a Tester on an Agile Team? In this installment of FAQ, SQE Trainer Janet Gregory answers one of the questions students ask her most often.
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STAREAST 2012 Keynote: Lightning Strikes the Keynotes
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Lightning Talks are a very popular part of many STAR conferences. Lightning Talk sessions consist of a series of five-minute talks by different speakers within one presentation period and are the opportunity to deliver their single biggest bang-for-the-buck idea in a rapid-fire presentation.
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Lee Copeland, Software Quality Engineering
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Management Myth #3: We Must Treat Everyone the Same Way One of the biggest management myths is, “I must treat everyone the same way.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Everyone has different goals for their career, and those change over the course of a career.
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Management Myth #2: Only ‘The Expert’ Can Perform This Work How many times have you seen this in your projects: You need something specific done such as a new database, or a specific user interface designed, or you need a release engineer, or a user interface designer, or a part of the system tested and the normal person who does that work is not available? What happens on your project? Does it wait until The Expert is available?
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We Are Not Alone Do you know colleagues who box themselves into the corner regularly? Getting lost is not the problem; coping with having gotten lost is the problem. Markus Gärtner explains how to notice that you are stuck, how to ask for help, and who you should be asking.
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From One Expert to Another: Dawn and Shannon Code Did you know that former Dawn Cannan, lover of all things testing, and her husband legally changed their names to Dawn Test Code and Shannon Null Code? In this interview, they discuss the reason for their name changes and what it means to have and show enthusiasm for what is important to you.
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Book Reviews for BAs Get a head start on your New Year's resolution. Hone your business analysis skills or learn new ones, and make 2012 the highlight of your career.
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Dependable vs. Irreplaceable We all like being in demand, feeling wanted, and being dependable. But, we forget that there is a thin line between being dependable and irreplaceable. The result is not only a loss of credibility but also a loss of opportunities
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Skills Are in the Eye of the Job Holder A letter from the Better Software magazine editor.
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Learning For Agile Testers, Part 1 What makes testers successful on agile teams? What skills do agile testers need to enjoy an exciting career and how can they learn those skills? In part one of our "Learning for Agile Testers" series, we explain what a well-rounded agile tester ought to know–and it goes way beyond technical skills!
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