New Look & Feel
I knew I should have updated my WordPress installation. But it seemed like I always had something more urgent on my plate. I’ve been living in Quadrant 1 for too long. Quadrant 2 tasks—those that are important but not (yet) urgent—have languished until, through the natural course of events, they became urgent. Like, oh say, when this blog got hacked because of a security vulnerability in the older version of WordPress. Whoopsie. In my rush, I blew away a few things accidentally. Like my blog roll. So I still have some work to do to get the site completely back to normal. But in t

My PNSQC Keynote with Agile Timeline
A few days ago, I tweeted that I was looking for nominations for events for an Agile timeline and am extremely grateful for all the responses I received. The request was for the keynote talk that I just presented at PNSQC. I’ve had several requests for the timeline that resulted, so I figure the easiest (and therefore fastest) way to share the resulting timeline would be to share my slides. Here they are (pdf, ~1Mb). Enjoy! (As always, comments/questions/critiques welcome.)

Specialized Test Management Systems are an Agile Impediment
If you work in an Agile organization and are using a heavy weight specialized tool for test management, I have an important message for you: Stop. Seriously. Just stop. It’s getting in the way. If you are accustomed to heavyweight test management solutions, you might not realize the extent to which a test management tool is more of an impediment than an aid to agility. But for Agile teams, it is. Always. Without exception. I don’t make such claims lightly and I don’t expect you to accept my claims at face value. So let me explain. The Agile Alternative to Test Management The things you need need to manage the test ef