Business Analysts: Your Team Is Your Customer, TooThe most important customers of business analysts are the team members that create the solution. Secondary customers of the business analysts are stakeholders, sponsors, and end-customers of the product. Scott Sehlhorst explains what it means to think about your team as your customer, too.
Making Executable Documentation a Reality with DSLsA domain specific language (DSL) allows a development team to code in a language that business understands. This makes the syntax readable by technical and non-technical individuals alike. If your project is suffering from the overhead of excessive documentation, increase your velocity with a DSL.
Sluggish Economy Pushes US Government toward Agile DevelopmentFacing massive budgetary problems, IT departments scattered across numerous US government agencies have turned to agile-based development practices in hopes of saving money and streamlining the development process. Learn how agile is truly adoptable at all project levels.
2013 Technology Trends—What Do They Mean for Software Testers?As we put 2012 behind us and head into 2013, a frequent topic in online posts, forums, and discussions is technology trends for 2013. Rajini Bharath interprets what the latest trends mean for the software testing community and offers key points for testers.
Connected Cars Are Driving InnovationConnected cars are equipped with Internet access and infotainment services, along with telematics and technologies that enable functionality such as automatic notification of crashes, speeding, potential hazards, and other new features. Pamela Rentz looks at the latest connected car innovations.
How Agile Is Akin to Improvisational TheaterKent McDonald explores the idea that using an agile methodology is akin to improvisational theater. Like every metaphor for agile, improv theater does fail in some points, but it can be helpful when viewed from the perspective of collaboration.
Why It's OK to Occasionally Say "Um" or "Uh"Filler words are a natural part of human speech. In informal conversation, people tend not to even notice them as long as they’re not excessive. Naomi Karten explains how the occasional "um" and "uh" are natural, human, and part of everyday life.
Validating Requirements with Given-When-ThenWhen identifying requirements, it can be really tricky to develop a good understanding of how software should behave. Scott Sehlhorst looks at the Given-When-Then approach and how it allows teams to combine the benefits of incremental development with the benefits of getting it right the first time.
