Should you be sizing bugs found during regression? This post challenges the idea and explores why focusing on ‘shifting quality left’ through automated testing and team collaboration is a more effective approach.
Posts for: #Testing
Managers does not allow developers to write tests
When managers block testing: how to push for developer-owned quality and get buy-in for writing tests.
How to handle functional requirements for reimplementation of extremely complicated business logic?
Strategies for migrating and testing tangled legacy business logic when documentation and tests are missing.
How to handle undiscovered requirements
What to do when new requirements surface during development — prioritize, split work, and avoid perfectionism.
How to become a scrum master?
Real-world advice for new Scrum Masters: why experience matters and how to build credibility beyond certifications.
Scrum and certificates
Thinking about becoming a Certified Scrum Master? A deep dive into what it really takes to be a great Scrum Master. Discover why character, experience, and broad knowledge are more important than just a certificate, and why the role is more senior than you might think.
Does every team really need QA testers?
Does every agile team need a QA tester? A nuanced look at the role of QA in software development. Discover why testing skills are essential, even if you don’t have a dedicated tester, and how to build quality into your process from the start.
What do you, as developers, expect from a good Scrum Master?
What makes a good Scrum Master from a developer’s perspective? A list of expectations that go beyond the textbook definition. Discover the skills and qualities that can make a Scrum Master a true asset to a development team.
Does QA time included in the story points?
Should you include QA time in your story points? A story of a team’s journey from separate estimations to a more agile, continuous process. Discover how their approach to estimation evolved as they embraced practices like Continuous Delivery and smaller stories.
Story Progression Workflow in Gitlab
Is your GitLab workflow too complicated? See a critique of a waterfall-like story progression and discover an alternative approach based on Continuous Delivery and Extreme Programming. Learn how to shorten feedback cycles and build quality into your development process.
How to develop frontend and backend in the same sprint without code freeze
Struggling to ship features in your two-week sprints? Dissect a common development dilemma: coordinating frontend and backend work without resorting to a feature freeze. Discover practical engineering practices like API contracts and Trunk-Based Development that can help your team merge code multiple times a day and release with confidence.