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Why Is Estimating Software Testing Time So Difficult? Management loves to ask testers to estimate how long their efforts will take. But so many important factors elude measurement that it makes it difficult to predict. If you need to explain why estimation is so tough, here are nine factors that significantly influence our ability to estimate testing time. |
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When It Comes to Time Management, Are You a Procrastinator or a Precrastinator? Everyone knows procrastination, or putting off something you have to do. Fewer people know about its opposite, precrastination, which is the tendency to start and finish a task as soon as possible. Believe it or not, each option has benefits and drawbacks. Would you try the opposite of your typical approach? |
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The Power of an Agile Mindset Some people think you've born with certain talents and there are other things you'll just never get the hang of. Conversely, having an agile mindset means believing that you're able to grow and develop your skills and intelligence. The interesting thing: Whichever mindset you hold, you'll probably be right. |
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Why We Snap at Work—and How to Avoid It When something makes you snap—causing a sudden, extreme reaction in which emotion totally overrides reason—things can get ugly quickly. The fact that many people are stressed at work means those rage triggers are closer to the surface and more prone to misfiring. Learn to recognize and defuse your triggers. |
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Dealing with Criticism, Whether Constructive or Not Of course, criticism is easier to take if it’s given with kindness. But what about when it isn't? Naomi Karten discusses how to receive, consider, and act on criticism, whether it's delivered constructively or not. If you've heard it before, it may be worth evaluating—especially if you’d prefer to ignore it. |
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Agile Methods for Tackling the Work You Don’t Want to Do We all have work we don't want to do. Some of it is boring or unpleasant, but there's another type: work we don't know if we can finish to our satisfaction. It's hard to tackle a task you're not an expert at. Johanna Rothman offers two classic project management approaches to face the work you're putting off. |
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The Dangers of Digital Distractions It's crazy that people can’t put their devices down long enough to drive, or even watch where they’re going. And aside from dangers, cellphones and social media also can be time sucks. Digital distractions have become bad enough that there's now a Center for Internet and Technology Addiction. Are you hooked? |
