Transitioning to Agile Testing Posted
I have a new Stickyminds.com column up: Transitioning to Agile Testing. Enjoy!
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Looking for Forum Assistance
I’m trying to start a forum on my site. I am stuck and need help. If you know how to set up forums and are available to help me get started, I would like to talk to you. Please email me. Thanks.
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What Can You Ask For, in a Job Interview
A few of you had reasonable concerns about asking for code snippets in What Your Job Ad Can Do For You. So what can you ask for? Here are some ideas: Pseudo-code that shows how you solved a problem as a developer Description of an automated test framework or pseudo-code that shows the interviewer how
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Agile Managers: The Essence of Leadership
I wrote an article for Cutter IT Journal, called “Agile Managers: The Essence of Leadership.” Cutter has made the entire issue available for free (registration required). See here. If you have comments, please leave them here. I will be posting the article at some point, but not too soon.
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What Your Job Ad Can Do For You
I’m teaching PSL this week with Esther and Jerry. I met one of the participants for the first time yesterday morning, and he thanked me for writing the Hiring the Best Knowledge Workers book. I thanked him, and asked what he liked the best. He said that the advice about thinking about the attractors for
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Multiple Product Owners for an Iteration
I’ve been working with clients making the transition to Agile. They are accustomed to a product manager “owning” a product, and negotiating for people to work on their product. Of course, that means begging, borrowing, stealing people from other projects and lots of multitasking. It also means that specific people have very specific knowledge of
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Park Projects You Can’t Staff, For Now
Rothman Consulting Group, Inc. Vol 7, #3: Park Projects You Can’t Staff, For Now April 25 , 2010 In This Issue: Park Projects You Can’t Staff, For Now AYE Early Bird Discount Deadline April 30, 2010 New to the Pragmatic Manager? Park Projects You Can’t Staff, For Now How many projects are you working on
Books, MPD
Another Wonderful Review of Manage Your Project Portfolio
Ashley Moran wrote a wonderful review of Manage Your Project Portfolio. I particularly like these quotes: There’s a wealth of tips for making the whole process effective, with some unexpected ones thrown in. The sections How to Kill a Project and Keep it Dead and Discover Barriers to Collaboration are little gems. … It’s also amazing that
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Great Review of Manage Your Project Portfolio
I’m delighted with the Ann Drinkwater’s review of Manage Your Project Portfolio. Some excerpts: … Johanna has translated on paper what sounds good to what really works. … The author’s informal and no nonsense approach aided in the delivery of content. I’d recommend this book to everyone, from those just starting out in management trying
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Columns for Your Reading Pleasure
It’s been a few difficult weeks. First, I came down with a bad head cold. It’s almost funny, watching a person with vertigo and a head cold try to walk. Unless you are that person 😉 Then Daughter #2 contracted mono. Then the rains came and my office flooded–twice. I’ve spent a bunch of time