AB Testing – Episode 7

In this “all-mailbag” episode, we talk more about change (specifically some changes in engineering approaches we see at Microsoft, including changes in the way we lead and manage people), and a variety of related (and not-so-related) rants.

Enjoy.

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AB Testing – Episode 6

Alan and Brent are back. This time they talk about work item tracking, QOS & QOE, the World of Warcraft guide to running v-teams, and Alan’s upcoming extended vacation.

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AB Testing – Episode 5

Brent and Alan are back! In this episode, they discuss Alan’s trip to STAR East, the perils of automation, some ideas on leadership, and how not to tell your team that you’re “Agile”.

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AB Testing – Episode 4: Leading Change, Learning Organizations, and Test Zombies

In this episode, Brent and Alan discuss Alan’s upcoming trip to the STAR East test conference, and a bit about using Kanban for chores.

And then comes a question / statement about estimation that’s worth every minute.

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AB Testing – Episode 3: Dashboards, Documentation, and Dumb manifestos

In this installment, Alan and Brent talk about Alan’s trip to Florida, data driven engineering, and estimation. And Brent claims that he “hates the Agile Manifesto”.

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AB Testing – Episode 2: What AND Why

In this episode, Brent and Alan talk about change management and the difference between Predictive, Iterative, and Adaptive software development models.

And Testing!

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AB Testing – Episode 1: Introductions

Episode 1 – Two Software Testing veterans from Microsoft decide to start podcasting.

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