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Avoid Two Teams in One if Possible!
Avoid Two Teams in One if Possible!
How can this team really work together?
I recently got a question from a long-time reader and listener. I have removed the name to ensure confidentiality.
Context:
The person who asking the question is an experienced Agile leader.
The team is not all technically equal full-stack developers, some developers work on UI stories and others work on backend stories.
The team has 8-10 people.
The…
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Measuring Test-Driven Development
Measuring TDD is a lot like measuring a cyclone!
Teams and organizations adopt test-driven development for many reasons, including improving software design, functional quality, time to market or because everyone is doing it (well maybe not that last reason…yet). In order to justify the investment in time, effort and even the cash for consultants and coaches, most organizations want some form…
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The Case for Test Driven Development Refreshed: Cons
The Case for Test Driven Development Refreshed: Cons
Just Say No!
Over and over I find teams that use Test-Driven Development get serious results, including improved quality and faster delivery. However, not everything is light, kittens and puppies or everyone would be doing test-first development or one its variants (TDD, ATTD or BDD). The costs and organizational impacts can lead organizations into bad behaviors. Costs and behavioral impacts…
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Test First and Test Driven Development: Is There a Difference?
Test First and Test Driven Development: Is There a Difference?
Testing is about predicting the future!
Test-first development is an old concept that was rediscovered and documented by Kent Beck in Extreme Programming Explained (Chapter 13 in the Second Edition). Test-first development (TFD)is an approach to development in which developers do not write a single line of code until they have created the test cases needed to prove that unit of work solves the…
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Incorporating Agile User Acceptance Testing Into Team Activities
Incorporating Agile User Acceptance Testing Into Team Activities
In goes the money and out comes the soda? It is a test!
Acceptance testing is necessity when developing any product. My brother, the homebuilder, includes acceptance testing through out the building process. His process includes planned and unplanned walkthroughs and backlog reviews with his clients as the house is built. He has even developed checklists for clients that have never had a custom…
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