Is a Community of Practice Right for You?
Last month I talked about the resurgence of Communities of Practice (COPs) and how they are emerging as a critical strategic element in driving high-performance in organizations. You can read...
A Rapidly Shifting QE Paradigm
The role of a QE leader is shifting fast, particularly as we face mounting pressure to accelerate product lifecycle velocity, introduce emerging technologies, navigate ever-expanding integration capabilities, and become a...
COPs: The New Frontier
The origins of Communities of Practice (COP) date back quite some time; for the history buffs out there, the term was first coined by cognitive anthropologists Jean Lave and Etienne...
Forming a QA Community of Practice
When I was a QA/IT Process Director at a Chicago-based insurance firm, we performed a re-hosting of our entire end-to-end system, and at the time our technology was dated. We...
IoT: A Core Business Strategy and Driver
While the Internet of Things (IoT) has been a buzzword for some time, it has picked up significantly in recent years and shows no signs of slowing. The number of...
Automation: The New Leadership Imperative
Business process automation (BPA) — the process whereby technologies or software take over routine, everyday tasks — has always made sense and always been something for which companies should be...
Gain Digital Modernization Momentum
Over the next decade, digital modernization will be imperative for any company that wants to keep up in an increasingly competitive market. In fact, 89% of all companies have already...
Test Automation: We’ve Got to Move Faster
As QE leaders, we all know how important automation is, particularly when it comes to test. But year after year market research demonstrates that we still have a ways to...
3 Ways to Drive Digital Velocity
Years ago, I was working on an organizational transformation project with a client that could create code very quickly, but would then let it sit on the shelf for months...