Category Archives: kanban
Improving with the POPCORN flow by Claudio Peronne
At the Agile Testing days I spoke with Claudio Peronne about his keynote on the POPCORN FLOW method. Claudio developed a workflow and team improvement method that is based upon a few principles. High-over it combines the identification of Problems, … Continue reading
SCRUM question: Should we wait for the sprint to finish?
I posted a column on the LinkedIn Pulse. Last week, we had discussions about releasing features during the sprint. When a feature is done, is it OK to release it straight away, or should we wait for the sprint to finish? I got some … Continue reading
Not all test techniques are test design techniques
Strangely enough, when I discus test techniques with testers, they think I’ll am talking about test design techniques. Althoug the design techniques form the inner core of our work, theBut there are far more techniques that worth using. They can … Continue reading
A nice explanation of Kanban
I found this video on YouTube. I have no liaison with vendor, but found it a nice introduction to Kanban.
Photo impression STAREAST presentation
Below some photo’s of me presenting a STAREast
STAREast conference Orlando
Today I gave a presentation “how to increase your test team efficiency with kanban” at the STAREast conference. I had a full auditorium and was pleased to see many people being involved in the subject. Great to have that many … Continue reading
Kanban’s Visual Efficiency: An Interview with Derk-Jan de Grood
Author Noel Wurst interviewed me for the Agile Connection. Thanks Noel for a nice interview. You can read the original interview on the Agile connection or StickyMinds.com. But also below… Noel: Your upcoming STAREAST session is titled “Increase Your Team’s … Continue reading
Belgium Testing Days
Yesterday I gave a session on Kanban for testteams. I made reference to the factsheet and the article in testmagazine that might benefit you. Here are the links: link: article link: QRC I also uploaded the slides to slideshare: Btd13 … Continue reading
Test Magazine – Februari 2013
Proud to be part of the februari issue of Test Magazine. I wrote an article about kanban, and Test Magazine was kind to publish it. If you want to now how to improve the visibility and efficiency of your test-team, … Continue reading
The Agile Pyramid
I have been trying to draw a picture that illustrates the relation between agile development, agile testing and had problems with pin pointing the agile organization. This picture I found on the ‘Agile kanban Cafe’. It is a different … Continue reading
Kanban for test teams
At the Belgium testing days and the STAREast conference I’ll be hosting a session about kanban for test teams. This video introduces the topic and explains why kanban can be of benefit for your test team.
STAReast program announced
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
Valori Lean/Kanban experience
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
Let’s play Kanban
On the last event of the dutch test assosiation (TestNet) Valori introduced their fellow testers with kanban. As Egbert explaines in this video, kanban is a good framework for managing your workflow. The participant learned what this means while playing … Continue reading
Testnet autumn event 2012
At the TestNet event Valori gave a game session where participants learned the working of Kanban by playing the simulation game. I was game-leader for one of the three tables, but as you can see on the picture was drawn … Continue reading
