Category Archives: Thought Leadership

Failures may be inevitable, but that doesn’t prevent success

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Failures may be inevitable, but that doesn’t prevent success

Despite your best efforts, your system could eventually fail to function properly. It happens in small startups and even in the biggest enterprises.

November 24, 2022

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What exactly do Scrum Masters perform throughout the course of a typical day

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What exactly do Scrum Masters perform throughout the course of a typical day

Many theoretical descriptions explain the role of the Scrum Master as a vital member of the Scrum team. However, these descriptions do not provide an honest answer to the fundamental question: “What are the day-to-day activities of a Scrum Master?”

November 23, 2022

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Assessing Risks in the Scrum Framework

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Assessing Risks in the Scrum Framework

Software Risk Management (SRM) combines a set of tools, processes, and methods for managing risks in the software development lifecycle. In SRM, we want to make informed decisions about what can go wrong at various levels within a company

November 23, 2022

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Agile Testing Mindset

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Do you possess the necessary characteristics to adopt an Agile testing mindset?

To understand the agile testing mindset, we first need to determine what makes a team “agile.” To me, an agile team continually focuses on becoming self-organized and cross-functional to be able to complete any challenge they may face during a project.

November 18, 2022

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The Art of Testing the Untestable

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The Art of Testing the Untestable

It’s strange to hear someone declare, “This can’t be tested.” In reply, I contend that everything can be tested. However, one must be pleased with the outcome of testing, which might include failure, financial loss, or personal injury. Could anything be tested when a claim is made with this understanding?

November 18, 2022

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Project Goal Prioritization in Context of Your Organization's Strategic Objectives

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Project Goal Prioritization in Context of Your Organization’s Strategic Objectives

One of the most important skills for leaders to have is the ability to prioritize. To understand how we can organize all of the tasks that must be completed in order to complete a project, we must first understand the business we are in, particularly the project goals.

November 16, 2022

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[2023] - Testing in Production A Detailed Guide

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Testing in Production: A Detailed Guide

When most firms employed a waterfall development model, it was widely joked about in the industry that Google kept its products in beta forever.

November 16, 2022

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[2023] - Putting Together a Testing Team

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Putting Together a Testing Team

As part of one of my consulting efforts, I worked with a mid-sized company that was looking to move toward a more agile manner of developing software. As with any shift in work style, there is some bewilderment and, for some, considerable anxiety.

November 14, 2022

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How to Position Your Team for Success in Estimation

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How to Position Your Team for Success in Estimation

Estimates are critical if you want to be successful with projects. If you begin with a bad estimating approach, the project will almost certainly fail. To produce a much more promising estimate, direct each estimation-process issue toward a repeatable standard process.

November 9, 2022

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Rebuild Confidence in Your Test Automation

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Rebuild Confidence in Your Test Automation

These days, development teams depend heavily on feedback from automated tests to evaluate the quality of the system they are working on.

November 8, 2022

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