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Article by Mukesh Sharma |
Mar 20 2012 - 3:29pm Introducing a reverse mentoring program provides both employees and managers benefits beyond simply learning a new technology or skill. Read More
Article by Payson Hall |
Mar 14 2012 - 3:52pm Yogi Berra famously said, “You can observe a lot just by watching.” In this article, Payson shares some of what he’s learned about leadership just by listening. Read More
Article by Zeger van Hese |
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Mar 5 2012 - 5:29am The saying “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” rings true whether you’re staring at a centuries-old painting in a modern museum, listening to a busker’s music reflect off the tiles in a subway station, or testing software. It’s one thing to evaluate quality, but how do we evaluate how we evaluate quality? Read More
Article by Brad Egeland |
Mar 1 2012 - 10:51am When leading technical projects, project managers and their teams know the task ahead can be a daunting one. So when the customer comes with a desired solution all mapped out and detailed requirements in hand, the first thing you want to do is move forward. That's your cue to start asking questions. Read More
Article by Lisa Crispin |
Feb 27 2012 - 1:00am Often, when I comment on someone's blog post or respond to a tweet with a story about how my team succeeded with some practice, someone replies, "Yeah, but your team is special." I interpret this as meaning, "You're a presenter and book author. You must be an expert, so of course your team can do anything." This frustrates the heck out of me. Read More
Article by Johanna Rothman |
Feb 23 2012 - 12:08pm How many times have you seen this in your projects: You need something specific done such as a new database, or a specific user interface designed, or you need a release engineer, or a user interface designer, or a part of the system tested and the normal person who does that work is not available? What happens on your project? Does it wait until The Expert is available? Read More
Article by Randall W. Rice |
Feb 20 2012 - 9:30am You can’t force a garden to grow, and you can’t force new processes to work. However, like the gardener who prepares and maintains a garden for optimal plant growth, you can use a planned, organic approach to lead your processes more successfully. Read More
Article by Lee Copeland |
Feb 15 2012 - 1:00am There is definite asymmetry between building trust and destroying trust. While building trust can be complex and time-consuming, destroying trust can be done in one simple instant. Read More
Article by Laura Brandenburg |
Feb 15 2012 - 1:00am Often we spend too much time analyzing or agonizing about where to go in our careers and too little time moving forward. This article provides a few practical tips to break out of career analysis paralysis and start taking the steps that will build forward momentum behind your career. Read More
Article by Matthew Heusser |
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Feb 13 2012 - 9:00am Between cloud computing, crowd-sourced testing, and even the recent claim that "test is dead," what's a boutique tester to do? Matthew Heusser offers his thoughts. Read More