What I mean by a role is a task that is associated with a contract. In other words, it is a situation where someone has agreed to do something. This is a little more specific than the typical … [Read more...] about How to Think About Roles and Actors
Project-management
How Albina Wrecked My Tester Evaluation Method
How meeting an "empathic" tester proved that testing skill is mainly tacit, and is not reliably detected in an ordinary interview. … [Read more...] about How Albina Wrecked My Tester Evaluation Method
Test Estimation Poster
This is a set of guidewords and questions that help me navigate the problem of estimating a test project. … [Read more...] about Test Estimation Poster
Dinner With a Rapid Software Testing Manager
Jon Bach is an excellent test manager. One of the finest I have known. Jon is my younger brother. I got him into testing and trained him. He worked for me for a couple of years. But we eventually … [Read more...] about Dinner With a Rapid Software Testing Manager
Value Without Numbers
When competent managers think about the value of work, they are not limited to thinking about metrics. In fact, numbers are a pretty bad way to about software and software projects. I recommend that … [Read more...] about Value Without Numbers
Explaining Testing To THEM
If you are a testing specialist, now more than ever, you must be able to explain testing to other people. … [Read more...] about Explaining Testing To THEM
What Software Reality is Really About
Bach, J. (1999). What software reality is really about. Computer, 32(12), 148–149. https://doi.org/10.1109/2.809258 My final article for my Software Realities column in IEEE Computer magazine … [Read more...] about What Software Reality is Really About
Reframing Requirements Analysis
Bach, J. (1999). Reframing requirements analysis. Computer, 32(2), 120–122. https://doi.org/10.1109/2.745727 In this article I apply systems thinking to the process of requirements … [Read more...] about Reframing Requirements Analysis
A Framework for Good Enough Testing
This article provides a list of questions that ought to be answered if you are evaluating the goodness of your test process. … [Read more...] about A Framework for Good Enough Testing
Highs and Lows of Change Control
Bach, J. (1998). The highs and lows of change control. Computer, 31(8), 113–115. https://doi.org/10.1109/2.707623 Article in IEEE Computer about how change control worked on a project I ran, … [Read more...] about Highs and Lows of Change Control