What Experiences of QA in an Agile Environment have you had?
Through the evolution of the practice of QA in agile teams, a high degree of quality can now be added to product development. Not only can thorough tests be designed, written and executed within a...
View ArticleAgile - It’s a Social Thing
There is a lot of documentation available on agile methodologies, both on and offline, detailing processes to introduce and how best to organise teams etc. This information is very useful for...
View ArticlePart-time Agile QA - What to Focus On?
Well, it’s been quite a while since I posted anything and in that time I’ve since entered a new software producing environment. It’s working with agile again, which is great, but has a change to my...
View ArticleStrength In Numbers - Conference Time
Reading blogs & books etc provides a great deal of background information on any topic, but it’s also very good (if not necessary) to augment that with attending conferences. Taking time out from...
View ArticleThe Test Developer - An Easy Punchline?
I’ve been reading about and getting involved in conversations on the difference between a traditional lifecycle tester and an agile one. As the way projects with these type of people differ quite...
View ArticleAgile v Waterfall - Which Is The More Risky?
I still find it strange that companies unfamiliar with Agile automatically view it as being a methodology that pays no heed to process or ensuring quality of output. From my experience the quality is...
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Agile & Waterfall In The Same Project - The Collision Of Idealogies
One project I worked on involved several suppliers designing and building separate modules to be used in the construction of the full product - this is nothing new in software engineering, but whilst I...
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Agile Testers - To Be Or Not To Be Independent?
Recently I’ve been having discussions with various people on the ‘independence’ of a QA team/people in an organisation. Some have said there’s no way this can occur in a team using agile methodologies;...
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The Power Of The Bug Bash
Question: What is the easiest and most cost effective way to implement exploratory usability testing prior to a release each sprint? Answer: A bug bash between the teams on your project. Regardless of...
View ArticleTo Assume is To Doubt - Eliminating Doubt to Ensure Quality
Recently I was reflecting on the many different occasions on projects where I’d witnessed assumptions being made regarding test and project strategies as an acceptable practice. Situations such as the...
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