Tag Archives: testing

“Ideal” Team Size and Ratios

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Johanna Rothman

A client recently asked me how many people should be on his agile team. “I have a two-person project here, and a 23-person project there. Do I want two teams, one of 2 and one of 23? Oh, and how … Continue reading →

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“It’s Not Your Fault”

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Johanna Rothman

I was shopping today, taking advantage of the summer sales. One of my favorite retailers offers petite sizes online, but almost nothing in the store. I go to the store to try the clothes on and then decide what to … Continue reading →

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Does Exploratory Testing Have A Place On Agile Teams?

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Johanna Rothman

I have a Stickyminds column up, Does Exploratory Testing Have A Place On Agile Teams? The column arose out of an email conversation I had with Jon Bach. Please leave comments there.

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Interview Posted at DDJ

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Johanna Rothman

Michael Hunter, the Braidy Tester, and one of the smartest testers I know, interviewed me on his DDJ blog. To be honest, I emailed him and asked if he’d like to interview me :-) I had things to say about … Continue reading →

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“But It’s Just a Small Change”

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Johanna Rothman

  I had the pleasure of speaking with two different colleagues today, both with the same dilemma. They are near the end of their projects. They don’t quite have enough time for one round of final testing–but if they’re lucky … Continue reading →

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Services to the Organization

Posted on May 17, 2007 by Johanna Rothman

  There are several questioning comments on my post Testing is Not a Service: What do I mean by testing and how do I reconcile my statement with the context-driven school of testing? Let me clarify what I mean by … Continue reading →

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Testing is Not a Service

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Johanna Rothman

  I taught a one-day workshop at StarEast yesterday with Esther. I was astonished at the number of test managers who think testing is a service. Effective testing is not a service. Effective testing is an integral part of development. … Continue reading →

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Automated Testing Helps Scrum Succeed

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Johanna Rothman

  Guy in his We love Scrum at GigaSpaces, says something critical: [...]we’ve been working in the past couple of months on upgrading our automated testing framework. I’ve been assigning five of my top engineers and architects on a project … Continue reading →

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When to Spend Time Architecting

Posted on December 12, 2006 by Johanna Rothman

  Thierry poses a question I’ve heard in several of my PM workshops this week and last week: When should the team do the architectural work? Thierry’s concerned if his team continues to implement by feature, how can the team … Continue reading →

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Implicit Requirements are Still Requirements

Posted on November 16, 2006 by Johanna Rothman

  I have an all-in-one machine, a fax/copier/scanner/printer, that I use for copying, scanning and primarily faxing. It’s fine fax machine. And it’s a great copier. But when I hook it up to my computer for scanning to a file, … Continue reading →

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