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It's All About Prioritization "No one is busy in this world. It is all about priorities." In almost everything we do, prioritization is the key to surviving in today’s fast-paced world. Prioritization is particularly relevant in the software industry right now because being agile is the latest mantra for success. |
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The Importance of the Agile Mindset Bringing in an agile coach to explain how everything is done and why certain people on your team need to do certain things is absolutely beneficial, but it’s that mindset of adaptation and learning that gives agile such a potent punch. |
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The Benefits of Sleeping on the Job Taking naps has numerous benefits, including increased alertness, enhanced performance, and reduced mistakes and accidents. With advantages like that, it's no wonder some companies are designating "nap rooms" in the office and letting employees get some shut-eye during work hours! Would you nap at work? |
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Switching Roles, Embracing Change, and Staying Relevant Ageism in the tech industry does exist. But while some conceptions tend to be true for many established employees, such as their being less willing to relocate or travel, the stereotype that they are stuck in their ways doesn't have to be. You absolutely can—and should—stay current and continue adding value. |
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Learning On: Making Time for New Software Skills Ongoing learning will help you remain relevant as the industry evolves, as well as be more productive at your job—but it can be hard to find the time. Steve Berczuk gives you some tips on how you can fit in education, what you can do to improve your skills, and what pitfalls to be sure to avoid. |
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Fine-Tuning and Expanding Your Mobile Test Plan When new technology is introduced, QA teams usually have a period of scrambling to figure out how to support engineering efforts. Melissa Tondi identifies some key mobile challenges and talks about creating solutions to address them. The result: an efficient mobile test plan and minimal impact to the QA team. |
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The Test Expert’s Role in DevOps If our goal as testers is to build and release code more rapidly, frequently, and reliably, we must also align and integrate our testing practices, testing tools, test cases, test data, and test environments into continuous integration, testing, and deployment. A DevOps culture yields all new opportunities. |
