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MVP… What about adding value to that?
So I’ve been working on a project where the underlying tone of the team is to get the minimal viable product released on time. The idea being that we strip out waste and get the basics in there so that...
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Dispelling the misconceptions #2 –“Testing as an activity” does not mean that...
So there have been a few people blethering recently about Testing as an Activity. I’ve been discussing this subject recently with Steve (Janaway), as he has been talking about it on his blog and at...
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Not bought your ATD2014 conference ticket yet? Want 15% off?
If you are looking to attend this years Agile Testing Days 2014 conference this November (11th-13th), but haven’t bought your ticket yet, then you are in luck!! Get in touch ASAP for a 15% off...
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Dispelling the misconceptions #4 –“Quality Assurance”… You cant assure quality!
You can’t assure quality… In fact, I’d even go as far as to say that testing itself doesn’t actually improve quality, let alone assure it. Testing provides information which allows for the improvement...
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“The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer”– Peter F. Drucker
Today, I read an interesting quote today from one of Bob Marshall‘s blog posts that really got my brain cogs working… “The purpose of business is to create and keep a customer.”...
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Dispelling the misconceptions #6 –“Let it fail! As long as we fail fast!”
There has been lots of discussions about “failing fast” and how it’s really good and we should all be aiming for this, but I think this is stemming a massive misconception… But I’m going to try to keep...
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A Real(ly Questionable) ISTQB Question…
So… Another blog post stemmed from the depths of the LinkedIn forums. This time someone was asking for advice about answering an ISTQB exam question. The question is as follows (with this exact...
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“Start off with a turd and then polish it”– Really??!!?!
One of the most interesting discussions in the Agile community at the moment is about “MVP”. I recently had a conversation with various community members and I heard someone say that MVP should be...
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Information, and its relationship with testing and checking
UPDATE: Thanks to John Stevenson for his feedback of the model, I’ve updated the model appropriately to represent the fact that checking activities also inform our testing,… Read more "Information, and...
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BDD and the real primary purpose of feature files
I recently hosted a discussion at the London Agile Discussion Group (LADG) on the topic of BDD and feature files. It’s always a popular topic and the… Read more "BDD and the real primary purpose of...
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