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Tag: Agile

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Ideas to Start Testing Without Equipment

14th March 201911th August 2022 Cassandra H. Leung 2 Comments

This article was originally published in Testing Trapeze, the online testing magazine, in December, 2017. However, this has since ceased publishing and the article is no longer available to read via Testing Trapeze. A few months ago, I was pleased to arrive on-site with a new client as a tester on the project. I was […]

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7 Steps to Create a Test Strategy from Scratch

20th November 201820th November 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 5 Comments

  I recently found myself in the situation of having to create a test strategy completely from scratch, for the “imminent” launch of a web app that I’d never actually seen or been involved in before.  Though faced with hurdles and pressured by time, it was a very interesting and enjoyable experience, where I felt […]

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The Rabbit Poop Approach to Learning

21st May 201821st May 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 5 Comments

  I’ve been thinking a lot about learning, and have been trying to examine and understand more about the way that I learn.  For me, there are three levels or stages of learning: Absorb (often through reading, watching, or listening) Experience (first hand exposure through active participation or passive observation) Teach (possibly through mentoring, speaking, […]

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SBTM in Practice with PQIP

2nd May 20189th May 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 9 Comments

    Last year, I wrote about my first experience with SBTM, in collaboration with Mike Talks.  Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to use SBTM in the “real world”, on a client project that I was on for about six months.  I’d like to reflect on that experience, and consider some of my learnings, […]

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Neurodiversity and My Problem with WIP Limits for Creative Work

6th April 20189th May 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 5 Comments

  On a recent project with a client, I helped the development team to implement a work in progress (WIP) limit.  As the team got used to working towards finishing things before starting to work on new user stories, there was a noticeable improvement in the flow and pace of stories that were ready to […]

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