Category Archives: Agile Testing
Agile Approach to Problems Found While Testing “In Sprint” Stories (Part 2 of 2)
Earlier I outlined what the process looks like for a traditional software tester, and some of the problems it can cause. Today let’s look at how different that would look in an agile development environment and what it can do … Continue reading
Learning Your Agile Scales – Part 1
Recently, we looked at how a jazz combo is a great metaphor for the interactions and exchanges that make up a great small team. The question then comes to mind, “surely, isn’t there more to it than that?” The answer … Continue reading
Top 10 Top 10 Agile Lists
A while back I stumbled upon a clever blog post that showed the Top 10 of Top 10 lists and given my lack of creativeness today, I thought I would put together a Top 10 of Top 10 Agile Lists. … Continue reading
When is it Good Enough?
I’m a woodworker. I love to work with wood, and I truly enjoy the sense of satisfaction that comes from the work I do. I think this is why the software Craftsmanship movement rings true for me. I find many of the aspects … Continue reading
QA: Now or Later? Now, duh!
Many of us have heard the phrase “Test Early, Test Often”. There are quite a few blogs and articles out there explaining how testing early (catching defects early) reduces costs in software development efforts. It’s documented, and not many people … Continue reading
Managing Technical Debt
Debt seems to be on every-one’s mind these days. You can’t open a newspaper anywhere in the world without seeing some article about some country’s national debt. As we all know, countries aren’t the only entities that have debt. Most … Continue reading
Continuous Integration and Testing: Mere Child’s Play
My youngest son loves to play the game “Mouse Trap”, and last Christmas vacation, I had the opportunity to play many rounds of it with him. The object of the game is to build the mouse trap contraption piece by … Continue reading
Refactor Your PMP – Part 6: Quality Management
Okay… it has been a while since my last installment in this series. Aside from my general inability to stay focused on a single topic (what was I thinking committing to a nine part series) I got really swamped preparing … Continue reading