Reposted from Medium.com I recently had the opportunity to think about what I felt was significant as a QA Leader in an organization. So I wrote down some statements that I thought described what I valued in a QA Team. This list isn’t complete or perfect, but I felt like it was a good exercise…

Reposted from Medium.com I have a love/hate relationship with testing tools. I feel it’s important to have a big toolbox full of tools so you are prepared to tackle a variety of testing challenges. It’s also just fun to play with new tools and see what they help you discover. I get concerned when testers…

Reposted from Medium.com As promised in my article on The Testing Role in Agile I wanted to dig a little deeper into approaching “manual” regression testing in an Agile environment. I also set some expectations around expected skill levels and test cases after receiving some feedback on the original post. There is an assumption in Agile that all regression…

Reposted from Medium.com As I mentioned in my previous article I am exploring different elements of a testing role in an Agile environment. One item I did not explicitly state was the assumed skill level of those who play the testing role. My assumption is that those working in the manner I am describing are skilled exploratory…

Reposted from Medium.com I have decided to make some posts outlining some concepts that I have received questions about over the past few years. I’m not much of a blogger but I have found documenting makes it easier to have productive conversations. I would like to acknowledge that wording and terms can get contentious in…

Reposted from Medium.com While attending the Fall 2016 Test Master Academy “Reinventing Testers Week” in NYC I found myself again discussing the topic of titles. Many in the testing community don’t like the term “Quality Assurance” and don’t like it used at all when discussing Testing or Testers. While I agree that it is not…