Monthly Archives: December 2012

STAReast program announced

Posted on December 21, 2012 by derkjandegrood

The STAREast program has been announced. It’s on the conference website now. I see a lot of nice subjects. This is gonna be a one great learning experience, and I am proud to deliver my contribution also. I’ll be talking … Continue reading →

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The discontinuity in test process improvement

Posted on December 19, 2012 by derkjandegrood

During the EuroSTAR conference, held in November 2012, I gave a soapbox presentation with the title “the discontinuity in test process improvement“. The statement I made is that we usually assume there is evolution, a natural growth. Test Maturity Models … Continue reading →

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SCRUM Master (the way to go?)

Posted on December 17, 2012 by derkjandegrood

Got a tip from a colleague to watch this video about the SCRUM-master. The makers went all the way to get their message across. What do you think, SCRUM-master something for you?

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Conference proposals

Posted on December 12, 2012 by derkjandegrood

For the dutch test association, Testnet, I am participating in a session on Presentation skills and how to write a good proposal. While I wait for the skype call, I’ll try to compose a checklist for a good conference proposal. … Continue reading →

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Agile=Fun

Posted on December 12, 2012 by derkjandegrood

Over the last few weeks I gave with great enthousiasm the SCRUM master training In this training participants become more aware of their role and responsibilities as SCRUM master and get a good feel in the SCRUM dynamics. The training … Continue reading →

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I like Roman Pichlers Blog

Posted on December 11, 2012 by derkjandegrood

Surfing the net for some usefull information on DoR’s  I stumbled upon the blog of Roman Picher. I was directly taken by the clear approach Roman takes. Clear text, strong graphics. Check it out: http://www.romanpichler.com/blog/

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Testnet: Hoe maak je een goede proposal en geef je een goede presentatie

Posted on December 7, 2012 by derkjandegrood

Huib Schoots en ik bundelen onze ervaringen en delen onze geheimen: Wil jij ook eens op het podium staan op een TestNet evenement? 12 december 2012, NBC: Workshop goede proposal De call for papers voor het voorjaarsevenement is verzonden. Misschien … Continue reading →

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EuroSTAR 2012: A walk around the expo hall

Posted on December 4, 2012 by derkjandegrood

The EuroSTAR organsation asked me to interview delegates of the conference. In the video I take a little walk around the expo hall during a coffee break and ask delegates about their experiences of EuroSTAR Conference 2012. There was some … Continue reading →

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Valori Lean/Kanban experience

Posted on December 4, 2012 by derkjandegrood

St. Nicholas did not have enough helpers to pack all his gifts. Employees of one of our customers helped the St. Nicholas a hand. This defines the setting of an active afternoon in which the employees received an introduction into … Continue reading →

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