How Does Scrum Help in a Shift Left Strategy?
How important are agile methodologies for Shift Left Testing? What are the benefits of Scrum in this path? Find out everything in this article by Gabriel Ledesma. By Gabriel Ledesma Is it possible to achieve the goals of Shift Left Testing with traditional methodologies in…
How Scrum Helps in Times of Uncertainty
An unprecedented pandemic, a horrifying war, and an upheaval in the job market due to the fall in investment. How does Scrum fit into all of this? Scrum gives us a framework on which to stand in the IT industry in such uncertain times. All…
Scrum, a Paradigm Shift for Software Testing
From waterfall to agile methodologies. What are the differences between Scrum and other frameworks? How does it represent a paradigm shift in software testing and quality? Find it out in this article written by Gabriel Ledesma, Leadership Coach at Abstracta and co-founder of the agile…
Can There Be Testers in Scrum?
Scrum is an invaluable framework for integrating quality into product development and creating agile teams. How do testers fit into all this? Let’s dig deeper into this article by Federico Toledo, featuring Gabriel Ledesma. By Federico Toledo There is no doubt that Scrum is one…
The #1 Reason Why Agile Transformations Fail
Before turning your back on Agile, read this I’ve often heard that Agile transformation implies a paradigm shift, but what is a paradigm and why does it imply such a change? Anyone who has successfully made the shift can tell you that it’s not just…
Are Agile Testers Still a Thing?
With the coupling and loss of specific roles in software development teams, how can testers remain relevant? Testing in Agile Methodologies With the implementation of Agile methodologies and the coupling of roles in software development, the tester has been lost in several moments since integrated…
Losing and Regaining Confidence in Automated Tests
Why we lose faith in automated tests and what to do about it Every now and then we find ourselves meeting clients who have lost faith in the usefulness of automated tests. Not necessarily because of the quality of the tests themselves, but because many times they’re…
Can There Be Testers in Scrum?
Testers + Scrum = ? Several times I’ve had conversations with people who work with Scrum or Agile methodologies who claim they don’t have testers and don’t run into any problems. On the other hand, I have seen testers within these schemes who often feel…
What Is and Isn’t a Scrum Master?
Demystifying the role of the Scrum Master Scrum can be difficult to understand for those accustomed to more traditional software development processes. The lack of hierarchies, the possibility of the team having to manage itself, estimates with story points, etc are all new things that…
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