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Tag: Agile

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Preventing Interruptions with Sticky Notes

13th February 20189th May 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 3 Comments

    In software production, there are all kinds of techniques that utilise sticky notes.  Whether it’s in a physical Kanban board, example mapping, risk storming, or just general reminders, we seem to like them a lot.  At the Open Space day of TestBash Germany last year, I decided to use sticky notes in a […]

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10 Tips for Testers to Provide Insight

13th September 20174th November 2021 Cassandra H. Leung 5 Comments

  Why Testers Need to Provide Insight   I recently wrote an article for CrossBrowserTesting on Why Testers Need to Provide Insight.  This is something I feel very strongly about, and is inspired from my time working in IT recruitment.   I recommend reading the previous post to understand why it’s so important for testers to […]

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WTF Are You Doing? Tell Your Teams!

10th August 20179th May 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 4 Comments

  This post is about helping your team to learn, by giving them simple, yet vital information to help guide their learning.   WTF Are You Doing?   I moved into my first tester role from elsewhere in the business, outside of the product team.  I wasn’t given any kind of introduction into how the […]

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Tester Interviews: Techniques and Tasks

17th July 20177th April 2021 Cassandra H. Leung 11 Comments

    This post is inspired by a recent discussion on the The Club at Ministry of Testing.   Edit: It has also been translated into Russian on Software-Testing.RU.  Please note that this translation was not requested, proofed, or approved by me.  I bear no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the translated post. […]

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Translating “Don’t Test Thoroughly”

20th February 20179th May 2018 Cassandra H. Leung 8 Comments

    While trying to construct a test strategy for a difficult project, I was recently given this advice: “Don’t test thoroughly”.   The droning siren already in the back of my mind loudened to a shrill alarm bell that it made it hard to concentrate.   Don’t test thoroughly?  Why do you hate me?  […]

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