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8 Rules of Agile Architecture

Wow, the title sounds quite bombastic, doesn’t it? And I sound quite full of myself, don’t I? Well…perhaps I am. Nevertheless, I want to go on record withsome simple and pragmatic advice foragileorganizations and teams when they’re trying to sort out how architecture fits in agile contexts. 1. Allow Architecture to Emerge 2. A Picture is Worth… 3. Treat it Like a Product 4. Everyone is an Architect and Everyone Owns the Architecture 5. Keep it Simple and Connect to the Customer 6....

May 14, 2018 Agile, agile UX

Three Key Agile-Centric Metrics

In one of our previous blogs the term “just enough” was used to portray the idea that we (whether you’re in a testing, dev, or management roll) should help everyone on the team to resist gold plating and actively help and encourage each other to do just enough. And that by doing the “right just enough” we are BEING agile. But why? You may ask, is this term so important? Because it plays into the team’s overall velocity. My friend and colleague, Shaun Bradshaw, and I were recently...

March 15, 2018 agile methodology, agile technique, Agile, metrics

A Case for Quality... We Don't Need No Stinkin' QA

After 20 years in quality assurance, I’m still surprised to hear about companies that don’t have formal QA processes. Even more surprising are the companies that say having a QA function is not necessary. Maybe they are a newer tech company with a tiny, tight-knit development team and the software complexity hasn’t reached a level where defects reach a critical mass or perhaps the company doesn’t support a formal process even though it’s happening in some manner. For me, it is akin to saying...

December 11, 2017 qa process, unit testing, Testing, agile team roles, user acceptance testing, SDLC, shift left, qa budget, finding bugs in code, test case, qa process flow, regression test suite, qa process in agile, agile implementation

How an Old Test Lead Got Agile

1. Seek Out Advice from the Experts, Inside and Outside 2. Communicate Often and To a Wide Audience 3. Know What the Risks Are and Call Them Out ASAP 4. Get to Know Your Product Owner 5. Don’t Get Caught Up in What You Think You Know 6. Get to Know Your Developers 7. No More Multi-Tasking 8. Embrace the Retrospective 9. Slow Down (a Little) and Enjoy the Ride I spent eighteen years testing before I ever worked withagile. When I suddenly found myself transitioning to an agile team...

August 17, 2017 Agile, waterfall to agile, agile leadership roles

Pair-Coaching

Pair-Coaching in Agile Coaching Some Resistance to Pair-Coaching It’s Not Just the Teams Changing your Lens Adaptive Pair-Coaching Strategy One Voice Wrapping Up I’ve been doing more pairing lately. Much more. But, more specifically pair-coaching. I’ve been pairing in my conference workshops and talks, quite a bit, with Mary Thorn on theagilequality and testing side of things. I’m also pairing with Josh Anderson on our Meta-cast and I’ve done a few presentations with him. Very...

May 11, 2017 agile methodology, agile technique, Agile, pair-coaching

Caught in the Middle: How To Balance Agile Team Needs with Wayward Management Requests

Your Manager Asks for a Massive Test Plan During a Two-week Sprint Your Manager Asks for Resource Estimates for the Next 6 Months Your Manager Asks for a Detailed, Metrics-driven Daily Status Report Your Manger Thinks This is Doing Agile Wrapping Up

April 17, 2017 Agile

A Tester's Guide to Collaborating with Product Owners

March 20, 2017 webinars, News and Events

Bob Galen and Chris Lawson to Present at TriAgile 2017

March 9, 2017 News and Events, zenergy expert

David Dang Presents at Mobile Dev + Test 2017 Conference

The rise in popularity of companies deciding to move from desktop to mobile has led to a large increase in testing of mobile applications. Going mobile presents its own unique set of challenges; especially when trying to ensure your applications are suitable to todays’ numerous devices and OS platforms.

March 7, 2017 News and Events, zenergy expert

Zenergy Presents at QAI's 2017 QUEST Conference

Did you miss Zenergy’s trio present at last year’s QAI’s QUEST Conference? Get ready for round two. Throughout this five-day conference, Zenergy experts Bob Galen, David Dang, and Shaun Bradshaw will present on the following workshops and presentations:

March 1, 2017 quest, News and Events, zenergy expert, qai

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