FrazzledDad

Long ago I was on a mission flight with my Air Force E-3 AWACS crew. We had a bit of idle time and the crew team next to my console was cutt...

No, you don’t need to automate tests for every behavior you build in your system. Sometimes you shouldn’t automate tests because you’re tak...

After 2.5 years of hard work, blood, sweat, and a lot of procrastination I’m happy to announce my book The Leadership Journey is complete ...

Thank you so very, very much for those of you who’ve patiently been waiting for the completion of my book The Leadership Journey ! I’ve fi...

As I mentioned in an earlier post, several weeks ago I was off for a road trip, part of which involved speaking at the KalamazooX conference...

I’m coming up on a very big week: I’m going back out on the road for eight days of conferences and work. It’s going to be quite the week of ...

As you’ve noticed, things have been quiet here on my blog, especially since January. Things will remain that way for some time, and I wanted...

I’ve been asked this question enough times over the years I thought I’d (finally!) write up a quick post to point folks in the right directi...

The nice folks at Telerik (a Progress company) were kind enough to host me for a discussion on how using the Three Amigos can dramatically i...

Last month I did a new talk at StirTrek: “Automated Testing: Beyond the Basics.” The great folks at StirTrek recorded the sessions and pos...

Are you running Three Amigos conversations for each work item/user story your team does? If not, start now. Seriously. Effective Three Ami...

I’m looking for someone to join me at Pillar Technology to help our clients improve their testing, quality, and value work for their deliver...

I’ve been a member of the Telerik Developer Experts group since I left Telerik. It’s a group of industry developers who help promote Telerik...

“We’re too busy with the upcoming migration to address our quality problems right now.” “We can’t handle trying to change our de...

Who “assures quality” on your projects? Who assures quality? Is it the team of testers are left out of conversations when features are fir...

We’ve heard plenty about empowering teams: “You’re empowered to make decisions.” “You’re empowered to do TDD.” “You’re empower...

“How long is it going to take you to test the release?” Heard that question before? What team hasn’t? It’s a fair question from the busine...

Learning Through Games UPDATED: Kim Engle pointed out I'd forgotten to include a timeframe to run this. Depending on amount of laught...

Want to start off 2016 with a job that’s challenging, interesting, and fun? Come join me at Pillar Technology! We’ve got a significant num...

For those interested, my keynote from ISTA Conference 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria, is live now on YouTube! This keynote meant a lot to me. It ...