Automation Face-Off: A Conversation with Michael Bolton, Isabel Evans, and Chris LoderAutomation is a pressing topic. In a recent STARCANADA keynote session, industry experts Michael Bolton, Isabel Evans, and Chris Loder took to the conference stage to discuss some of the burning questions about automation from test professionals in the audience. Here’s a sample of their conversations.
2 Ways to Standardize QA PracticesTesting can get complicated when each project is using a completely different toolset, language, and reporting status, with different measurements and formats. Testing is a reaction to context and what we encounter, so how we test cannot be standardized. What we can standardize is the stuff that surrounds the testing.
Getting Support for the Tests You Need DoneIt’s often hard for teams to get sufficient time and resources for the amount and quality of tests they think are needed. It’s like management wants testing done but at the same time doesn’t want to commit what’s needed to do it. If that's your case, look at the business side, rank priorities, and negotiate resources.
Rethinking Your Measurement and Metrics for Agile and DevOpsIn their transition to agile and DevOps, many teams forget they also need to update their measurement and metrics plan. Some measurements and metrics from the traditional waterfall software development lifecycle may remain useful, but many may not provide value—and some may even adversely impact progress toward goals.
Supporting Scrum: Adopt before You AdaptScrum is a fairly minimal agile process framework that you can adapt to work best for your team. But adaptation works best once the team has internalized the principles and values of the Scrum process, and that takes practice. In other words: Before you start to adapt Scrum, first try fully adopting the framework.
How to Make the Most of Your Conference ExperienceYou researched the conference you want to attend and gained approval to go—now what? These tips will ensure you make the most of your conference experience, from planning who and what you want to see while you're there, to starting to network ahead of time, to making sure you bring back the most valuable information.
Understanding the ScrumMaster's Role in Team CommunicationSome agile teams believe the ScrumMaster is the sole point of communication between them and the product owner, so the team can abdicate any responsibility to communicate with stakeholders. That couldn't be more wrong. It's actually the ScrumMaster's job to enable communication and coach or guide the team to solutions.
Security Tips for App DevelopmentWhen companies develop applications they consider competitors and the market, but the most important aspect is cybersecurity. Developers need to release apps that don’t put consumers or their data in danger. Here are five tips that app developers should keep in mind to create and maintain the most secure apps possible.
