Jun 23, 2019
SPaMCAST 552 features our essay on the idea of “fit for purpose” and its impact on the definition of quality. Even if you don’t deliver any defects, not being fit for purpose wipes quality off the board. BOOM! (Rather read the essay? http://bit.ly/2wZxkxX)
In the second spot this week, Jon M Quigley delivers...
Jun 16, 2019
SPaMCAST 551 features our interview with Michael (Mike) Lynn. Mike and I talked about leadership and agile. Leadership is important any time two or more people get together to pursue a goal. Mike shares his expertise, experience, and wisdom to help shine a light on the relationship between agile and...
Jun 9, 2019
SPaMCAST 550 features our essay titled, Intertwining Conway’s Law And Agile. Conway’s Law trains a spotlight on how an organization’s structure impacts the product they ship. The “Law” states that the structure of a software product will mimic the structure of the organization that produces the software....
Jun 2, 2019
SPaMCAST 549 features our essay Seven Issues Testers Experience Being Agile. Recently I attended the QAI Quest Conference in Chicago, during the conference I got to talk with lots of people from across the development spectrum. From the conversations and workshops, I identified seven common threads that test and...
May 26, 2019
SPaMCAST 548 features our interview with Heidi Helfand. Heidi and I discussed teams and her book Dynamic Reteaming: The Art and Wisdom of Changing Teams. Heidi challenges the conventional wisdom that in agile (or any walk of life) that you need to keep your teams "the same" in order to be successful. In short, there...