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The Evolution of the DevOps Quality Management Office

DevOps is evolving, and as teams adopt it, they will need increased continuous quality along with continuous delivery. The DevOps quality management office is a a set of processes, tools, and competencies to drive testing efficiencies in DevOps initiatives, which will accelerate quality delivery.

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Deepika Mamnani
Managers Are Still Good for Self-Organizing Agile Teams

When teams self-organize to deliver software and solve problems, they can be more robust, effective, and directed. But this begs the question: If agile teams self-organize, do they really need managers? Yes, they do. Managers help create conditions that help teams thrive. Read on to find out how.

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Steve Berczuk
The Cloudy Identity Theft Crisis

Every day seems to bring yet another massive identity theft news story. Who is actually responsible for maintaining the security of a person’s data in the cloud? Most consumers assume it is their responsibility to protect their account information and precious sensitive online information.

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Beth Cohen
How Testers Can Use Social Media to Improve Mobile Apps

Mobile apps are being developed in a time of rapid user feedback due to the prominent use of social media—which can be good or bad for those apps. Social media can make or break your product. But whichever scenario it is, testers can learn from that feedback to improve upon their test strategies.

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Jon Hagar
Let’s Stop Discussing Post-Agile: We Still Can’t Agree on Agile

Some people in the software world feel that agile focuses too much on problems of the past. These people have moved on to what's being called post-agile, which shakes up the process. Johanna Rothman, however, thinks they're getting ahead of themselves—first, we need to keep working to achieve agile.

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Johanna Rothman
Barbie Says Hello to the IoT: Perfect Match or No?

Has the Internet of Things gone too far? Say “Hello, Barbie” to the first Wi-Fi connected doll. This new Barbie incorporates ToyTalk's speech recognition platform, and with Wi-Fi capabilities, her content is stored in the cloud. She also has the ability to recognize, respond, and remember.

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Pamela Rentz
Traits of a Successful Tester That Will Never Change

The role of the software tester has been subject to a lot of change in recent years. Some traits that used to make a tester successful are no longer as relevant, and some new traits have been added. But there is a set that will never change—these characteristics are great for a tester in any age.

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Mukesh Sharma
What Happens When Your Mobile App Is Too Successful?

As soon as your mobile application hits the store, you want your target audience to eat it up. But is it possible to have too many tapping the download button? When does success start to weigh on the developer? Read on to find out how much success is too much.

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Josiah Renaudin