Structures Shape Results: Software Insights • Elisabeth Hendrickson & Charles Humble • GOTO 2024
This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. #GOTOcon #GOTOunscripted
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Elisabeth Hendrickson - Advisor, Coach, Speaker & Author of “Explore It!“ @curiousduckdev
Charles Humble - Freelance Techie, Podcaster, Editor, Author & Consultant
RESOURCES
Elisabeth
@testobsessed
Charles
@charleshumble
Links
Better Testing Worse Quality:
Managing the Proportions of Testing to Other Developers:
Henrik Kniberg:
DESCRIPTION
From debunking testing ratios to exploring the impact of organizational structures on quality, the conversation between Charles Humble and Elisabeth Hendrickson offers actionable insights for engineering leaders. With candid reflections and practical strategies, this episode promises to inspire seasoned professionals and aspiring leaders alike, providing fresh perspectives to drive meaningful change within their teams and organizations.
To understand the future of software testing we need to understand its roots. Discover game-changing strategies for optimizing team alignment, quality assurance, and more! [...]
TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
01:13 Testing ratios
10:58 How organizational structure affects outcomes
14:07 Pivotal’s organizational model
19:57 Alignment with autonomous teams
24:14 Challenges of layoffs & reorganizations
31:21 Word count simulation
36:37 Intuition vs reality
41:19 Resources
42:54 Outro
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Elisabeth Hendrickson • Explore It! •
Gerald M. Weinberg • An Introduction to General Systems Thinking •
Gerald M. Weinberg • Becoming a Technical Leader •
Donella H. Meadow • Thinking in Systems •
Peter M. Senge • The Fifth Discipline •
#SystemsThinking #ExploreIt #Intuition #Alignment #Autonomy #OrganizationalModel #TestingRatio #Reorganization #HowToReorganize #WordCountSimulation #ElisabethHendrickson #CharlesHumble
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