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Articles relating to leadership in technology written by Anne-Marie Charrett

Test Leadership is here to stay

Test Leadership is here to stay

In his article “What leaders do” [https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj316Sl0MLSAhXHtpQKHSnUAMgQFgggMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fhbr.org%2F2001%2F12%2Fwhat-leaders-really-do&usg=AFQjCNHJk95brQjOtTMk0v_

Agile Australia and Intent based Leadership

Agile Australia and Intent based Leadership

Today I went to Agile Australia as an attendee. That’s a first for me, usually, I’m speaking. It was wonderful to go with a different purpose, which is to learn from others. Typically, if I’m speaking I’m so focused on ‘my talk’ and getting ready for

Nobody — calls me — chicken

Nobody — calls me — chicken

One of the morals of the Back to The Future [http://backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Chicken] series is being able to walk away from a fight. It took three movies for Marty McFly to learn this self-control. Walking away from a twitter stormOne thing that the scriptwriters failed to predict

How will Continuous Delivery affect network traffic?

How will Continuous Delivery affect network traffic?

I was recently in New York and had a chance to walk along the High Line. The High Line is a disused overhead train line converted into a walkway and park. It’s a really lovely walk. I was interested to learn that the train line had been built in

Dropping the Ball

Dropping the Ball

Does the thought of ‘dropping the ball’ fill you with dread ? Perhaps you feel you will let people down, or more importantly yourself? Here’s a thought experiment: What if you actually let the ball drop? Do you know what might happen? Will the sky fall? Are people let down?

Why waterfall kicks ass

Why waterfall kicks ass

I read a blog post about why waterfall is NEVER the right approach [https://www.netobjectives.com/blogs/waterfall-never-right-approach] and I feel compelled to respond to what’s touted as the waterfall mindset. Here’s a copy of the paragraph, but you can read the whole post on the above

In pursuit of coaching excellence

In pursuit of coaching excellence

When you coach a tester you’re working in an environment that dynamically changes as both the student and coach work through a coaching task. If you look at the diagram below you can see all the different attributes that might change throughout a coaching session. Anne-Marie Charrett & James