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What’s in the Spring 2016 Issue of Better Software Magazine? The spring 2016 issue of Better Software magazine includes a number of articles that emphasize state-of-the-art practices in testing, metrics, and controlling technical debt on mobile software development projects. Read on to see how this issue can help you improve your processes and rethink workflows. |
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Pick a Chicken: How to Prioritize and Get More Done A project manager was having trouble with his list of projects, all of which were behind schedule. They were all vitally important, so he was in a state of thrash with too many options to choose from. Luckily, Payson Hall was able to help him—thanks to his childhood experiences chasing chickens on a farm. |
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When Is the Right Time to Transition to Agile? There are numerous benefits that organizations may reap from an agile environment. The path to achieving these advantages will have some challenges, but there's nothing that can't be overcome with a little planning and answering the question: When is the right time to transition to agile? |
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How Mobile Development and Testing Inform the Rest of the Industry It’s critical to observe how the future is helping us better test and develop on what’s come before it. How have we taken the lessons learned from mobile development and retrofitted them to other facets of the industry, such as the web? There are three main lessons we’ve learned that apply. |
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Feedback Challenges in Self-Organizing Teams Self-organizing agile teams can present challenges when you want to give individual feedback. Everyone can see the results of what the team accomplished, but the contribution of each person is less apparent. Steve Berczuk has tips for managers and team members on noticing and getting noticed on agile teams. |
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Traveling Light: Pare Down Software to Move Faster If you take time to examine every part of your development process, you'll probably be surprised at how many nonessential things go into your software. Kickoffs, estimations, insurance, workarounds, changes ... All these little extras add up to big things that slow you down. It's time to get lean again. |
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Tools Need Testers: Why Automation Isn't Automatic Test automation isn’t quite as automatic as its name suggests. There’s a misconception out there that you can buy a bunch of test automation tools, set them up properly, and walk away without a second thought or worry. However, it’s important to understand that automation is a skill in itself. |
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Is the "Traditional Tester" Just a Myth? When discussing agile and its impact on the industry, the concept of the “traditional testing role” is often a topic of conversation. However, we shouldn’t just assume that this “traditional” tester is as common as we seem to make it sound, as testers have always had to do more than just test. |
