Testers are not architects, but should they be?
We all know that testing is essential for making sure that you are developing high-quality products, and we also know that automating some of those tests can save you time and money. But when you start automating your tests, how do you choose what tools to use? You might pick tool X because someone…
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Business Agility - Explorers of the future
The world has changed. Instant digital transformations have occurred to almost every industry, business, and government. No one had a choice in 2020. Thank goodness we were ready. We had the tools and the techniques and we had the mindset. People were already prepared to be working online. We'd…
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The dark art of testing
Testing is like the dark arts. It hides in the shadows of projects probing silently, mocked openly and looked down with disdain by those who think they know better. But do they? Testing was seen like this even by testing consultancies as they espoused the rhetoric that testing is simplistic…
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Back to the Fundamentals of Software Testing
Testing, Software Testing, QA, Quality Engineering, Quality Control – whatever we call it these days it seems that it is one of the biggest impediments to the efficient delivery of value regardless of whether we work in an ‘agile’ or more traditional setting. Like with anything a little knowledge i…
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Iain Fraser named honorary advisor for the PM World Journal and Library
SoftEd Board member, Iain Fraser has been announced as an honorary global advisor for the PM World Journal and Library by PM World. The journal features project management thought leadership globally. Their mission is to advance knowledge sharing and continuous learning related to modern portfolio…
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Why implementing DevOps is like opening a can of worms
So, you’re looking for better and faster ways to deliver software and DevOps looks like it could be the answer to your prayers. But as the same old story goes, you start and before long you realise it is much, much bigger than you anticipated. You get told you need to automate your deployments and…
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The Big Tent of Agility
One of the advantages of an Agile way of working is the fact that you can inspect and adapt and find the best tool or practice for the job. Unfortunately, though, when you are learning or looking for guidance, the myriad of frameworks and techniques can make the transformation to a new way of…
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Agile is about value creation, not cost reduction
As many companies make the move towards a more agile approach to working in an attempt to reap the many benefits, it's important to remember that it is not a quick fix. Announcements such as those by The Warehouse CEO, Nick Grayston, who said that “the company was adopting an agile working…
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SoftEd partner with Training Industry to bring agility to HR
SoftEd is pleased to announce a partnership with Training Industry, Inc for the launch of its new Agile Certification for HR and L&D. Accredited by ICAgile, the program is designed to help human resources and learning and development professionals position their organization to succeed using agile…
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The importance of learning journeys
If our current COVID-riddled world has amplified anything, it is the importance of learning. Now more than ever, businesses and employees are learning to respond to increased digitalisation, changing markets and evolving customer needs. Our ability to learn and adapt to change has become the…
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Restructures giving agile a bad name
Last month The Warehouse Group announced that up to 1000 people could be losing their jobs because of a restructure that Chief Executive Officer, Nick Grayston says was accelerated by Covid-19. Grayston told Checkpoint that the company was adopting an agile working structure to meet the demands of…
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Agility in three - Part 3: Identifying and solving problems
Here is the third instalment in our series on the three-stage approach that organisations can take to transform their agility journey. Stage one is all about setting up for success and stage two explains how to keep moving and learning. This article focuses on the third stage, identifying and…
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