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A Tester’s Guide to Dealing with Scrummerfall If you’ve been a tester on an agile team, you’ve probably experienced “Scrummerfall” behavior—a cross between Scrum and waterfall. There isn’t really any collaboration, and there's too much work in progress during each sprint. Bob Galen tells you how planning can help you avoid it. |
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Important Questions to Ask Yourself before Committing to Agile A head full of indecision is a common occurrence as you inch closer and closer toward a transition to the agile methodology, so in order to lessen this fear and push forward with a clearer mind, you need to ask yourself a few important questions. |
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The Downside of Certainty It's when you're most certain that you understand a situation that you're most likely to have misunderstood it. Whether you're dealing with customers or coworkers, it never hurts to seek additional information. After some clarification, you may find that you weren't so certain after all. |
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Building an Effective Lean Testing Strategy Lean testing strategies can help QA teams effectively mitigate wasted resources and ensure that they are giving each project the attention it deserves. Sanjay Zalavadia details some strategies QA teams should implement in order to create an effective lean testing practice for their operations. |
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The Win-Win Benefit of Expressing Appreciation People are less likely to express thanks or appreciation at work than anyplace else. But studies suggest that employees who feel appreciated are more productive and loyal, so it's worth making an effort. The intriguing bit? It's a win-win experience—when you appreciate someone, you feel good, too. |
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What Are You Measuring? Many teams do single-point measurements in their projects. But that doesn't give you a good long-term picture. When you look at multiple-dimension measurements—especially trends over time—you learn more. You can take those trends into a retrospective to investigate how your team could work better. |
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Women Who Test Event Looking to Even the Playing Field TechWell is highlighting the strides women have made in the growing testing profession by featuring the Women Who Test summit at STARWEST. This full-day event, which will be October 2, is aimed toward women in the industry looking to network with other women passionate about software testing. |