Five for Friday – August 21, 2020

It’s the WFH edition of FfF – which isn’t really any different from any other edition of FfF Ministry of Test had to cancel two of their conferences this week. They are such a fantastic resource for anyone interested in quality – if you don’t have a Pro membership with them (ridiculously cheap at ~$300),…

Chris Mcmahon once (I think after reading this post) described me and my test role at MS as being like a “tenured professor” – that I have the freedom to choose what I do and choose how I go about it (as long as I show value). I enjoy this role, and think I’ve been…

If you can believe it, it’s been 4 months since I left the big M. I miss a lot of people there, but I can’t say I’ve missed working there. Sure, I’m still in the honeymoon phase here at Unity – but so far, it’s been fun, challenging, and most of all, just plain refreshing….

I think I’m at about a year of this experiment of sharing 5 things I found interesting every week. I still like it, and hope you have found at least a few interesting links here over the past year. I’ve been reading Five Stars: The Communication Secrets to Get from Good to Great (I’m also reading…

I chair an advisory council for a community of senior testers at Microsoft. We have a variety of events ranging from talking heads to open space events to panels to whatever type of event we think is the most different than the previous one. Yesterday, we had our fifth annual “soapbox” event, a lightning talk-ish…

My last post (from what I’m told) ruffled some feathers in my old team. I actually find that odd given how well known the types of actions I mentioned are among that team. I live my life as if everything is a learning experience. I mean that – everything. I don’t regret my time on Teams for…