Conference Presentations

Automation through the Back Door
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When working on test automation, it seems that even though you have done everything right—good architecture, efficient framework, and good tools—you still don’t make progress. The...
Seretta Gamba, Steria Mummert ISS GmbH
Are Your Test Reports a Death Sentence?
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Good software testers often interact more with people than with software, especially when reporting on the results of testing. Yet our industry provides little training or guidance on...
Nancy Kelln, FGL Sports, Ltd.
STARCANADA 2014: When Testers Feel Left Out in the Cold
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When you're responsible for testing, it's almost a given that you will find yourself in a situation in which you feel alone and out in the cold. Management commitment for testing might...
Hans Buwalda, LogiGear
Using Non-Violent Communication Skills for Managing Team Conflict
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“Going agile” has transformed thousands of workplaces into groups of self-directed teams, more engaged and increasingly more productive. Knowledge workers report increased job satisfaction, strong team identity, and camaraderie. One of the secrets of high performing teams is their ability...
Pat Arcady, FreeStanding Agility
Lessons from Busting Organizational Silos
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We’ve all heard of the evils that can result from organizational silos—bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and the “us vs. them” mentality. Perhaps you’ve been a victim. As Tricia Broderick repeatedly experienced value from busting individual project team silos, she naturally wanted to expand her...
Tricia Broderick, Santeon Group
User Acceptance Testing: Make the User a Part of the Team
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Adding user acceptance testing (UAT) to your testing lifecycle can increase the probability of finding defects before software is released. The challenge is to fully engage users and assist them in becoming effective testers. Help achieve this goal by involving users early and setting...
Susan Bradley, Grange Mutual Insurance
Governing Agile Teams: Disciplined Strategies to Increase Agile Effectiveness
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Many organizations have successfully adopted agile on a subset of their projects, while, at the same time, struggled to do so across entire departments. A common challenge is the need to overhaul the IT governance strategy so that it will work with agile teams. This is a serious issue for...
Scott Ambler, Scott W. Ambler + Associates
Agile Testing: It’s a Team Sport
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Who is responsible for testing on agile teams? The answer is “Everybody”—and yet this is rarely the case. Often the testers write their test cases in isolation and execute them after development is finished. Developers write their code without talking to the testers except to understand...
Jeff "Cheezy" Morgan, LeanDog
Building Hyperproductive Agile Teams: Leveraging What Science Knows
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The key impediments that prevent many organizations from ever realizing the promise of agile and lean aren’t rooted in processes or tools. The impediments stem from the organization’s leaders. Sharing an interdisciplinary overview of the most compelling science and research in the...
Michael DePaoli, cPrime
Mob Programming: A Whole Team Approach
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Teamwork is an important component of agile software development. We all agree that teamwork must be nurtured and grown in our organizations. But what does it mean to work as a team in the world of software development? How can we encourage our “teams” to truly work “as a team?” 
Woody Zuill, Hunter Industries

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