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It’s a kind of magic: Embracing the unconventional in Agile

Come learn with me …

Despite writing a lot about testing, as I live in New Zealand, getting to conference can be a little tricky when anywhere…

It’s been a quiet year hasn’t it Mike?

I’ve had a few people contact me through the year wondering why I’d gone a little quiet on…

The changing face of delivery, and it’s quality implication …

If you watch any old film about a newspaper, there’s usually a scene where some new story or new detail about a story comes out, and someone screams “stop the press” …

Put on your raincoat test …

I’ve had a wonderful response to a Tweet yesterday …

“The Biscuit Factory Model” for test sampling

How much do you trust your automation? It’s actually a very uncomfortable question to ask!

As testers we rely on automation to make our lives easier, especially in agile teams. We just don’t have time to test everything every…

Communication expands to fill the space allowed …

I was a bit of a late recruit to social media, but soon fell in love with Facebook (despite it’s flaws) as a way to express myself, and stay connected especially with far away friends.

That 2am conversation on test environment provisioning and connectivity …

Yesterday was my 20th Wedding anniversary. I’m married to a wonderful (and tolerant) lady who’s an artist and far, far removed from the world of IT.