SPaMCAST 349 - Agile Testing, QA Corner - Test Cases, TameFlow Column - a podcast by Thomas M. Cagley Jr

To paraphrase Ed Sullivan, “We have a big, big show this week,” so we will keep the up front chit chat to a minimum.  First up is our essay on Agile Testing. Even if you are not a tester, understanding how testing flows in Agile projects is important to maximize value.

Second, we have a new installment from Jeremy Berriault’s QA Corner.  In this installment Jeremy talks about test cases.  More is not always the right answer.

Anchoring the Cast is Steve Tendon’s column discussing the TameFlow methodology and his great new book, Hyper-Productive Knowledge Work Performance.

Call to Action!

I have a challenge for the Software Process and Measurement Cast listeners for the next few weeks. I would like you to find one person that you think would like the podcast and introduce them to the cast. This might mean sending them the URL or teaching them how to download podcasts. If you like the podcast and think it is valuable they will be thankful to you for introducing them to the Software Process and Measurement Cast. Thank you in advance!

Re-Read Saturday News

We have just begun the Re-Read Saturday of The Mythical Man-Month. We are off to rousing start beginning with the Tar Pit. Get a copy now and start reading!

The Re-Read Saturday and other great articles can be found on the Software Process and Measurement Blog.

Remember: We just completed the Re-Read Saturday of Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox’s The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement which began on February 21^nd. What did you think?  Did the re-read cause you to read The Goal for a refresher? Visit the Software Process and Measurement Blog and review the whole re-read.

Note: If you don’t have a copy of the book, buy one. If you use the link below it will support the Software Process and Measurement blog and podcast.

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Upcoming Events

Sftware Quality and Test Management 

September 13 – 18, 2015
San Diego, California
http://qualitymanagementconference.com/

I will be speaking on the impact of cognitive biases on teams!  Let me know if you are attending!

More on other great conferences soon!

Next SPaMCast

The next Software Process and Measurement Cast will feature our interview with Arlene Minkiewicz. Arlene and I talked technical debt. Not sure what technical debt is?  Well to some people it is a metaphor for cut corners and to others is a measure of work that will need to be done later.  In either case, a little goes a long way!

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