agile
What does post-Agile mean to you?
Agile is always a great question subject, to generate divided opinions. In one way, the agile movement hasn’t even got off the ground in many organizations, but at the same time it seems companies claim to be Agile by default. In my consulting experience, success of implemetation is varied. But now the worst of the [...]
Mashup - methodology free?
The approach appears to be inspired by Agile methodology, in the rapid interative process. But the focus is on user interaction and contribution, syndication, and external system integration. Seems too new to assign a methodology tag to it, but it is definitely a valid and effective software development method. The question I am pondering [...]
Agile 2007
"Making Connections, Building Relationships" The Agile 2007 conference will be a major event. Now that Agile has matured as a methodology and is ready for a fuller evaluation and discusssion.
Agile 2007 gives attendees access to the latest thinking in this domain, and bridges communities that rarely get a proper chance to exchange ideas [...]
New Methodology
After seeing post I raised related to Agile and other related methodologies, and how QA can adapt and improve (see post), a friend of mine raised a very valid suggestion - write a new methodology. In the course of consulting QA management work, adaptation of traditional QA processes has been essential, as well as [...]
Localization on a zero budget
This was an interesting exercise is battling the odds. I was providing QA management on a mature successful MMORPG that was approaching localization phase. The game was based on open source technology, and had been developed in Agile/SCRUM environment in the US office. The localization was managed from the UK. The first big hurdle was [...]
QA & Modern Development
First of all what is the difference between QA and Testing? Is there one? Standard IEEE definitions are:-
TESTING means “quality control”
QUALITY ASSURANCE measures the quality of processes used to create a quality product.
This is fair assessment, and it is Quality Assurance that this book is focussed on, as testing is simply a derivative [...]
what is the difference between QA and Testing?
First of all what is the difference between QA and Testing? Is there one?
Standard IEEE definitions are:-
TESTING means “quality control”
QUALITY ASSURANCE measures the quality of processes used to create a quality product.
This is fair assessment, and it is Quality Assurance that this book is focussed on, as testing is simply a derivative a QA process. [...]
Agile - Customer Focussed?
I believe the negative flipside of Agile, is that though the positives of rapid development, creativity are core to the methodology, the other core principle that that the customer/client (be it internal or external) can be lost in that environment. In such situations more traditional process, and communication can salvage the project, without damaging the [...]
