After a long break, Brent and Alan are back with Episode 10. This week, A & B talk about what changed at Microsoft this summer, what they think is going to change next, and talk a bit about the latest IOS bug. Note: the audio is a little wonky this week. Long story, but it […]

Last episode of the summer! Alan talks about git, roles of testers, and we talk about what may (or will) change while Alan is taking a long, long break.

And…we’re back. this episode covers Brent’s IRRs, Agile Testing, and, as usual, a wide variety of tangents and rants.

In this “all-mailbag” episode, we talk more about change (specifically some changes in engineering approaches we see at Microsoft, including changes in the way we lead and manage people), and a variety of related (and not-so-related) rants. Enjoy.

Alan and Brent are back. This time they talk about work item tracking, QOS & QOE, the World of Warcraft guide to running v-teams, and Alan’s upcoming extended vacation.

Brent and Alan are  back! In this episode, they discuss Alan’s trip to STAR East, the perils of automation, some ideas on leadership, and how not to tell your team that you’re “Agile”.

In this episode, Brent and Alan discuss Alan’s upcoming trip to the STAR East test conference, and a bit about using Kanban for chores. And then comes a question / statement about estimation that’s worth every minute.

In this installment, Alan and Brent talk about Alan’s trip to Florida, data driven engineering, and estimation. And Brent claims that he “hates the Agile Manifesto”.  

In this episode, Brent and Alan talk about change management and the difference between Predictive, Iterative, and Adaptive software development models. And Testing!

Episode 1 – Two Software Testing veterans from Microsoft decide to start podcasting.