The Measure Of Success

What makes a successful project? Waterfall project management tells us it’s about meeting scope, time and cost goals. Do these…

Read More »

How To Waste Estimations

We like numbers because of their symbolic simplicity. In other words, we get them. They give us certainty, and therefore…

Read More »

The Hidden Cost Of Estimation

“Why would you want a rough estimate, when I can do a more precise one?” And really, if we can…

Read More »

Metrics: Good VS Evil

Pop quiz: What do earned value, burn-down charts, and coverage reports have in common? They are all reporting a metric,…

Read More »

Why Testers Are Losing The ISO 29119 Battle

The ISO 29119 is making waves in the testing communities, regarding its content and necessity. Its focus on test planning…

Read More »

Test Attribute #10 – Isolation

This is last, final, and 10th entry in the ten commandments of test attributes that started here. And you should…

Read More »

Test Attribute #9 – Deterministic

I keep hammering on trust and how it’s crucial that we trust our tests. If a test is deterministic, it…

Read More »

Test Attribute #8 – Truthiness

I want to thank Steven Colbert for coining a word I can use in my title. Without him, all this…

Read More »

Test Attribute #7 – Footprint

When we talk footprint, we’re really talking about isolation. Isolation is key to trust. Wait, What? The “checking” part of…

Read More »