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A Dystopian World for Software Testers You've entered the Twilight Zone. A robot that uses the cloud and massive amounts of big data can completely test software programs while detecting all bugs, rendering testers obsolete. But wait—the robot in this dystopian tale isn't utilizing special abilities only it can possess; these are methods any skilled tester should be employing right now. |
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Growing into Leadership
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Pete Walen is not going to tell you how to be a good test manager. Instead, Pete shares ideas on becoming a true leader. While some managers certainly are leaders, testers of all varieties and experience levels can become leaders. Developing technical leadership skills, regardless of job... |
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Executives Taking a Back Seat in Agile: An Interview with Steve Davi
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In this interview, Steve Davi talks about how executives can actually harm a company's agile transition. He covers how executives can and should take on a different role when agile is being adopted and explains how employees can help executives get engaged in the right way. |
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Learn How to Step out of Your Comfort Zone: An Interview with Tricia Broderick
Podcast
In this interview, Tricia Broderick of Pearson talks about her upcoming presentation, the importance of mastering the act of getting out of your own comfort zone, and tips and practices for lessening the anxiety associated with stepping out of your normal boundaries. |
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Imagine an Ocean Between You: Tips for Better Testing Is the best way to interact with your team in person, with your teammates right next to you? Not necessarily. By working online with remote programmers and testers, people tend to approach problems from some unique perspectives. Read on to learn how imagining an ocean between you and your teammates can actually improve your communication and process. |
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Improving Quality and Value Delivery with T-Shaped Team Members Thomas Wessel presents how T-shaped and pi-shaped teams based on each member's span of knowledge, ability to collaborate, and depth of expertise play an important part in how effectively your team performs. |
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My First Thirty Days as a Test Lead: Expectations and Reality Justin Rohrman took on a new role in his career: test lead. He wrote down his observations about the first thirty days in this position, recording what really happened when he changed jobs, what challenges he encountered with his new team, and how he and his coworkers resolved problems. His synopsis could be useful to any project team. |
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Growing into Leadership: An Interview with Peter Walen
Podcast
In this TechWell interview, senior software tester Peter Walen discusses what it takes to be a leader in the workplace. He digs into what it means to lead a team, the positive experiences that led to him becoming a better leader, and the mistakes that changed his perspective. |
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Myth 31: I Don’t Have to Make the Difficult Choices "Don't bring me problems; bring me solutions." Sound familiar? Sounds like a management cop out to Johanna Rothman. A primary purpose of managers is to help their teams perform to the best of their abilities, and that includes stepping up and making tough decisions to help solve problems. |
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Make Agile Fun Again with Release!: An Interview with Alex Papadimoulis
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Alex Papadimoulis, the creator of Release!, an agile-based card game, sat down to talk about how gaming can strengthen a company's work culture and bring teams together, how Release! features industry practitioners and thought leaders, and the best conference swag he has ever gotten. |
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