Posts in AgileTDUSA

Building an Influence Framework for Software Quality

Building an Influence Framework for Software Quality

Whether due to a recent company reorganization or business as usual, being a solo tester comes with a unique and demanding set of challenges. As a community builder in the software testing industry, …

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Invest in You: Navigating Your Why with Dr. Rochelle Carr

Invest in You: Navigating Your Why with Dr. Rochelle Carr

Whether you are leading a project or team, we all know that stress in the workplace is at an all time high for leaders. In a recent American Institute of Stress study, researchers estimated that job …

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How to Build More Effective Relationships with Your Developers

How to Build More Effective Relationships with Your Developers

Whether you are struggling with a recent blame-filled, post-mortem or in the middle of a sprint riddled with conflict, we all know the human stressor costs that come with poorly aligned communication…

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Live Event Recap: A Survival Guide for Testers

Live Event Recap: A Survival Guide for Testers

In our recent community conversation about survival strategies for solo testers, Lisi Hocke and João Proença, share key strategies for helping software quality champions and teams …

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Celebrating Unpopular Agile Software Testing Opinions

Celebrating Unpopular Agile Software Testing Opinions

In the Agile TD Zone community, we celebrate diverse leadership styles, perspectives, and team processes. We recently asked our global members, what are some unpopular agile software testing opinions…

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How to Recharge at AgileTD USA 2023

How to Recharge at AgileTD USA 2023

The alarm goes off for another work morning and yet still drained from a restless sleep, you may realize that you have no energy left for yourself, your teams, or customers.

You’re not alone…

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Live Event Recap: Benefits of API Testing

Live Event Recap: Benefits of API Testing

In our recent community conversation, we unpacked the benefits of API testing with Pricilla Bilavendran, Team Leader at Billenium  and Nithin S.S., Engineering Manager at Fave. Read our event re…

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Research for Agile Professionals with Melissa Eaden

Research for Agile Professionals with Melissa Eaden

Today, leveraging research to build for innovation is no longer a role just for product and UX professionals, but a needed asset for all members of the software development life cycle. But how do you…

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Live Event Recap: The Do's & Don'ts of Test Automation

Live Event Recap: The Do's & Don'ts of Test Automation

In our latest TwitterSpace, Jenny Bramble and Jenna Charlton discuss test automation trends that drive them crazy, QA and the future of AI, the hidden costs of connecting test automation solutions to…

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Invest in You: Top 6 Reasons to Attend AgileTD USA

Invest in You: Top 6 Reasons to Attend AgileTD USA

The conference season is upon us and you may be wondering why the Agile Testing Days USA edition is known as North America’s greatest agile testing festival?

The reason is simple. Agile prof…

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Why Agile Leadership Requires Doing the ‘Hard Stuff’

Why Agile Leadership Requires Doing the ‘Hard Stuff’

As a leader, from the moment you engage in your first work exchange to when you close your computer, every day can feel like a trade-off between technical project delivery items made to the humans yo…

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Recap Agile Testing Days USA 2022

Recap Agile Testing Days USA 2022

Tutorial Days at AgileTDUSA

Two days filled with hard work, new learnings, and skills lie behind our tutorial attendees. The tutorial attendees have been challenged with various tasks and thought-…

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20 years of Women in Agile

20 years of Women in Agile

An Anniversary Panel by AgileTD & the Agile Alliance
 

In February 2021, the Agile Manifesto celebrated its 20th year of existence. To commemorate these two decades of the Agile Manifest…

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Psychological safety and mental health in times of crisis

Psychological safety and mental health in times of crisis

On the 13th of May I did a talk online. This post is about the talk, some questions, and resources that came out of it. If you want to read about the thougths and emotions before and after the talk, …

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AgileTDUSA Part #2: Conference Day 2

AgileTDUSA Part #2: Conference Day 2

As promised, this is the second part of my highlights from the Agile Testing Days USA conference. Again, I will focus only on the keynotes because as a member of staff I only got a glimpse of th…

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AgileTDUSA Part #1: Arriving in Boston, the Tutorials and Conference Day 1

AgileTDUSA Part #1: Arriving in Boston, the Tutorials and Conference Day 1

A few weeks ago the first edition of Agile Testing Days USA took place in Boston, MA! This conference is very special for various reasons; in 2017 we had to postpone the conference due to the politic…

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