A recent encounter with a new (to my team) Scrum Master has me scratching my head, and I thought I’d get some thoughts down about it. It relates to the order teams are expected to deliver stories in. My understanding is, and has in fact always been, that when the scrum team commits to work, […]
Read More Dealing With Commitment – Priority Order in SprintsI mentioned in my first post here this year that I was just back from TestBash Manchester 2017, where I’d surprised myself by giving a lightning talk to several hundred testers. Lightning talks are unscheduled and involve signing up on the day, queuing for your turn on stage and then, if you’re anything like me… […]
Read More 99 Seconds of Impostor Syndrome; or, my lightning talk about being terrified of talking to a room full of testersMy third trip to Iceland and a contender for the best. Many hundreds of KM travelled, millions of beautiful things seen and done and experienced. A selection of photos and a video by my ultra talented girlfriend below! Enjoy!
Read More Iceland 2017Fourth in a series of thinkings, learnings and ramblings on this year’s Testbash Manchester So I’ve had a couple of days to process this year’s event, and I’m still chewing through some of the major themes of Testbash. There was a lot more on the psychological side than people might expect from a testing conference, […]
Read More Big Ideas from Testbash Manchester 2017 – Test Your TestingThird in a series of thinkings, learnings and ramblings on this year’s Testbash Manchester So I’ve had a couple of days to process this year’s event, and I’m still chewing through some of the major themes of Testbash. There was a lot more on the psychological side than people might expect from a testing conference, […]
Read More Big Ideas from Testbash Manchester 2017 – Test’s Role is EvolvingSecond in a series of thinkings, learnings and ramblings on this year’s Testbash Manchester So I’ve had a couple of days to process this year’s event, and I’m still chewing through some of the major themes of Testbash. There was a lot more on the psychological side than people might expect from a testing conference, […]
Read More Big Ideas from Testbash Manchester 2017 – Self Awareness and Self Care as a TesterFirst in a series of posts reflecting on lessons learned and realisations, well, realised at Testbash Manchester 2017 Edit – Video now online at https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/lessons/99-second-talks-testbash-manchester-2017 – I’m at ~7:10. Requires (free) signup. I spoke! I spoke at a damn testing conference! Maybe I can make it in this testing game after all! Sure, it was a […]
Read More Impostor Syndrome, and 99 Seconds of Fame
