One of the most powerful components of Agile approaches is the retrospective. I often think that even if a team does not know what “Agile” is, if that team pauses on a regular basis and reflects on how to get better at what they do, then they would invent most of the other Agile practices for…
SoftEd is delighted to be a gold sponsor at the Agile Singapore Conference.  The event takes place from October 6-7 at the Hotel Fort Canning.   The impressive speaker line-up includes Dave Thomas, Joshua Kerievsky, Martin Fowler, and Mary and Tom Poppendieck.   We look forward to seeing you there…
Trying to fit a square peg into a round hole  One of the questions I am asked the most is “how do we fit testing into an Agile lifecycle?” this is a big question, and it is something that requires a true understanding of Agile values and principles by the entire team. I think it is a big question…
You’ve heard the terms ‘Agile’ and ‘Scrum’ and wonder if they’re a passing fad or the latest enablement solution.  I’ve built a career deciphering between the two, teaching clients why Agile works and the best ways to increase R. O. I. with as little overhead as possible.   Want to know why? Read on…
Agile techniques have brought us many advantages and good ideas – unfortunately, the user story is not one of them.   The user story is a “placeholder for a conversation”, or a “placeholder for requirements”, either definition is acceptable. However, if the story is a placeholder, then it must hold…
I recently attended two 1 day testing conferences held in the city of Melbourne – one week apart but with entirely different agendas – or should I say driven by different schools of thought. One was a Context Driven Testing Conference and one was hosted by the local board of an International…
One of the common misconceptions about Agile development is that products are built without any planning or thought to overall architecture and product design.   That we “write code like free form poetry” (to quote my friend James King).   Of course the reality should be far from this state.   To…
Our Business Agility Accelerator course is now accredited with ICAgile. We collaborated with ICAgile to create the Business Agility Track so that you can become an ICAgile Certified Professional in Business Agility Foundations (ICP-BAF).    Business Agility is about seeing opportunities, exploring…
We are on the hunt for more Agile and Business Analysis contract trainers to join the team. If you have a passion for helping teams build fantastic software and enjoy visiting interesting places and meeting interesting people, then we want you. If this sounds like you please email us with a bit…
We use meetings as a way of getting a group of people together to share knowledge, information and ideas and to make decisions. However, meetings are often criticised (especially by participants) as a waste of time and a barrier to getting work done. You often hear complaints about…
One of the significant benefits of using an Agile flow-based delivery model instead of large batch product development is the ability to change direction easily, not just at the level of the individual team working on a single initiative, but across the whole portfolio of work being undertaken in…
In June we launch a brand new program - Applied Exploratory Testing.  We talk with Practice Lead, Toby Thompson about the course.      1. How has this course changed?  The course is a lot more practical – the hands on element is a really important factor because while you’re performing activities…
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