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4 Key Factors Driving Digital Transformation There are so many strong reasons why digital transformation has become big, but many organizations are missing a major opportunity by simply running digital projects instead of fully transforming the organization itself—similar to doing some agile things without actually committing to being agile. |
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How Testers Can Collaborate with the ScrumMaster ScrumMasters serve the team by providing facilitation and coaching, but they also have many challenges. Those in testing roles are in a good position to collaborate with the ScrumMaster to improve agile processes. Here are some ways testers can partner with, support, and assist the ScrumMaster—and the rest of the team. |
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Why Does Everyone Pick on Agile? People in the software development community often declare that agile is dead and they have a new approach. But much of what is proposed as a “better agile” is usually just a reorganization, rewording, or clarification of the existing agile principles. Jeff Payne argues for keeping agile together as one movement. |
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Data Means Nothing if You Don’t Know How to Use, Analyze, and Interpret It Simply having data stowed away and ready to use when needed is great and all, but if you don’t have a smart strategy for how to not only analyze and interpret it, but also put it to proper use, then you may end up creating a connected ecosystem without a real purpose. |
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Why Agile Is a Double-Edged Sword When It Comes to Quality When it comes to quality, agile very often leads to better applications and just stronger testing overall. However, the rapidity of agile can make it even more difficult to keep up with bugs since you’re iterating at speeds teams often just aren’t used to. |
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Continuous Testing, Continuous Variation With the arrival of continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), the notion of continuous testing is taking center stage. Knowing that comprehensive tests are running smoothly can be of benefit for the CI/CD pipeline. Using the repetitive character of CI/CD for testing can be a way to address issues. |
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Software Teams Aren’t Taking Bug Reporting Seriously Enough Of the things that are being sacrificed for speed, proper bug reporting is high on the list. Because it’s so easy to quickly update applications on the fly and push out fixes within days or even hours rather than weeks or months, plenty of teams assume it’s OK to ship something with a high volume of bugs. |
