Cost of Change in SaaS
Boehm's cost of change model has changed over the years. This article looks at the cost of change in SaaS and how it has changed the curve once again.
Tech Leadership
Articles relating to leadership in technology written by Anne-Marie Charrett
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Tails don't wag, dogs do
Knowing what you can and can't control helps manage expectations. Over time, you can look for ways to incorporate some of these factors into your circle of influence.
3 Lens Quality Assistance Model
What to consider when transitioning to a quality assistance model
Product Excellence - Continuous Quality from Discovery to Support
Overview
Introducing Product Excellence, a new framework that creates a single view of quality across discovery and delivery.
Delivering small batches of customer value in isolation comes with a cost. As a strategy for risk reduction, it wins hands down. It can come up short as a strategy for delivering
The Extraordinary in the Ordinary
Recently, I’ve heard references to mediocrity in software testing. Statements like “Tolerance of mediocrity has done massive damage to our testing field". There’s an implicit judgment in this statement. In that word mediocre, there’s a suggestion that many in the software engineering field are somehow negligent,
Agency is ours to keep
In software testing, an activity that provides information on the state of quality, we're often in a position where we say "If only". If only we could get developers to do better unit testing if only the requirements were more complete. If only people kept us
Should my company ditch Testers and use Quality Coaches instead?
TL;DR: Quality coaching is a model you grow into, not adopt. That's because testing is an acquired skill, and teams must learn how to test. Pairing is an optimal way to learn about testing. As teams learn about risks, test design, and exploratory testing, they can preempt