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	White Box Testing: It’s Not Just for Developers Any More[presentation] Slideshow Software development has improved dramatically over the past several years due in part to techniques, approaches, and development environments that take advantage of the power of modern computing machines. Software testing techniques have, by comparison, lagged. As projects and teams...	Robert Vanderwall
	Agile Metrics: Measuring Outcomes and Results[presentation] Slideshow When organizations move to agile approaches, two very common metric anti-patterns surface: (1) The organization doesn’t change its metrics at all and simply continues to measure as they always have; or (2) The organization throws out every metric and just focuses on velocity and trying to...	Bob Galen
	Apply Phil Jackson’s Coaching Principles to Build Better Agile Teams[presentation] Slideshow Often referred to as the “Zen Master” for his unorthodox coaching style, professional basketball coach Phil Jackson won more professional sports championships than any other coach in history. Jackson led the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers to a total of eleven NBA championships, but...	Dion Stewart
	Create Brainstorming Commandos for Creative Problem Solving[presentation] Slideshow Agile teams are solving real-world complex problems every day. These problems require creative problem solving by team members. In its truest sense, brainstorming is intended to be a practical approach to this task. Brainstorming entails “using the brain to storm a creative problem and...	Pradeepa Narayanaswamy
	Which Agile Scaling Framework Is Best?[presentation] Slideshow Choice can be a wonderful thing—when you’re buying a car and research abounds to help you decide. But when selecting the best agile scaling framework for your organization, choice can be downright intimidating and costly. SAFe, Scrum of Scrums, DAD, LeSS, or SSwS? There is a lot at stake.	Tom Weinberger
	Mobile App Testing: Planning, Priorities, Execution, and Reporting[presentation] Slideshow When testers transition from web to mobile testing, they often miss the most important issues. The biggest challenge in mobile testing is knowing the mobile-specific issues—knowing what to test, in which order, and how. Jason Arbon shares his learnings from manual and automated testing of...	Jason Arbon
	Developing a Rugged DevOps Approach to Cloud Security[presentation] Slideshow Your operational tools deliver continuous monitoring and alerting for applications deployed in the cloud. So why doesn’t your security suite do the same? Although no single path to a secure DevOps approach works for every organization, Tim Prendergast offers a set of key principles and...	John Martinez
	Team Leadership Is Like Big Band Drumming[presentation] Slideshow Sometimes we get a little stuck. It does happen. Work is at the same place, with the same people, and the same problems. The fresh perspective we seek is overcome by everyday demands and eludes us once again. John Ryskowski says that one path to a fresh perspective is to experience...	John Ryskowski
	Agile Hacks: Creative Solutions for Common Agile Issues[presentation] Slideshow Whether you are just starting agile or have already made the transition to using agile in your organization, you may face the issues that Susan McNamara describes. Is your team not firing on all cylinders? Do people feel stuck or bored? Is your team having trouble getting to Done at the...	Susan McNamara
	Internet of Things and the Wisdom of Mobile[presentation] Slideshow The Internet of Things—what many are calling the Fourth Industrial Revolution—is shaping up to be a game-changing marvel as great as the Internet itself. With more than 10 billion connected devices and thousands more coming online by the minute, we are undoubtedly more connected than ever...	Steven Winter
	A Case Study in Metrics-Driven DevOps[presentation] Slideshow It seems impossible for a DevOps team to even attempt planning its work. The team deals with customers’ never-ending requests and constantly-changing priorities. And don’t forget those unfriendly infrastructure errors that always seem to show up at the worst possible time. Best to live...	Ben Vining
	Leading with Purpose[presentation] Slideshow Today, knowledge workers are seeking to find meaning in their lives and purpose in their work. With this new generation of employees who are as interested in purpose as in profit, it is imperative that we revisit management schemes—top-down work assignment, the annual review, strict...	Sanjiv Augustine
	Project Estimation: Myths, Taboos, and Inconvenient Truths[presentation] Slideshow Too many of us continue to suffer through schedule-driven crunch mode and cost overruns. We all know the usual suspects, including bad estimates and changing requirements. But what if we set aside myths and embraced reality? Estimates are uncertain, but that doesn’t make them bad—only...	Robert Merrill
	Move Your Selenium Testing to the Cloud[presentation] Slideshow What is the most challenging aspect of running automation tests? Anshul Sharma believes it is covering multiple browsers and cross-device testing combined with faster execution of tests. One way to do this is parallel execution of tests concurrently over a Selenium Grid, but that comes...	Anshul Sharma
	Playwriting, Imagination, and Agile Software Development … Oh My![presentation] Slideshow Agile practitioners are constantly striving to improve their processes and delivery to gain a competitive edge. To become a cross-functional T-shaped rock star, you have to be open to learning from other disciplines and adapting quickly. Tania Katan knows a little about crossing...	Tania Katan

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