Collaboration and roles, learning from Rugby union

I keep on hearing team mates say things like “it’s not my job to test, I am a <insert_role>” or…

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What can Product Development learn from our body temperature regulating system?

 Systems are all around us, and inside us. Understanding the systems we live and work in is fundamental if we…

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How to maximise the work not done

Recently, due to a new exciting engagement, I have been thinking a lot about simple ways to explain the advantages…

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From Consulting to Coaching, what’s the difference for the client?

“An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a narrow field.” Niels…

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Are we shifting left or in a continuous loop?

I just read a refreshing point of view on a subject I love, from one of my testing heroes, Janet…

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The hidden dangers of Process Debt

Most of us involved in software development are familiar with the term “technical debt”. As a quick reminder, it was…

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Test coach versus test specialist, impact on queues

I recently had a very interesting conversation with a group of skilled testers on whether or not there should always…

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Ultimate Guide to Reducing the Amount of Defects and other Waste in your Product

What’s a defect? I like this definition. A defect is anything that threatens the value of the product. Before we…

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How a highway car wreck can help us improve collaboration

Things were getting better, the headless chickens that were once running around were a memory of the past and the…

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