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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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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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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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
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Wage Cost and Project Labor Cost
I’ve been working with teams who want to move to agile. Some people on their teams are in another location, where the salaries are cheaper. It’s difficult to get agile started with a geographically distributed team. If everyone’s distributed, it’s easier than if just some people–especially if they are all one function, such as developers
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Lovely Review of Manage Your Project Portfolio
Steve Berczuk has a lovely discussion of Manage Your Project Portfolio. You can see his review here.
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Role of the Test Manager in an Agile Organization
Last week, when I was on vacation, my most recent Stickyminds column went up. I somehow expected more comments. Maybe other people were on vacation, too?