Agile Testers and Test Managers: Now What?
summary
Argues that testers must be first-class testers who join requirements, write small scripts, and get tools and training; cites a 2004 wake-up (a VP claiming 1,500 “world-class” developers who never miss a date) to show dangerous thinking. Recommends managers act as leaders: run hiring and coaching, remove organizational obstacles, stop individual reviews, use management iterations, avoid multitasking to boost throughput overnight, experiment with a single team bonus, and build communities of practice.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Welcome
- 8:28Developers to testers
- 16:07Testing evolution
- 27:49Testers as pros
- 35:31Leadership in agile
- 48:11Managers as champions
- 56:56Building trust
- 1:00:31Conditions for testers
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