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Scaling the Feces Filter
Improving software quality by instituting sound development practices on agile teams. ‘Building it right’ is just as important as ‘building the right thing’. It is two sides of the same coin. Often...
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Agile Q&A: What about defects?
In my previous post, “Agile Q&A: Are there types of User Stories?” I discussed the difference between User Stories, Non-User Stories, and Spikes. During a class where Product Backlogs and Agile...
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You Call That Unit Testing? – What Is It?
Many developers, as well as testers, have a hard time understanding exactly what it means to “unit test” code that has been written. What is it exactly? Why is it so important? What does it mean for...
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You Call That Unit Testing? What we really do!
As you saw from the previous post, “You Call That Unit Testing – What Is It?”, unit testing is something that is very important and should be very much a part of a team’s everyday process. However, the...
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Avoid the Organizational Death Spiral – Part 2
In Part 1 of this two part blog series we examined the characteristics of an Organizational Death Spiral. In Part 2, we will examine some of the main causes of the spiral and provide recommendations on...
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4 Things Healthy Agile Teams Do
“If you don’t take time to be healthy, you better plan on taking time to be sick” A conversation today with a web developer regarding effective story writing reminded me the importance for a team to...
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