SPaMCAST 550 - Conway’s Law And Process Improvement, Test Engineers and Testers, Essays and Discussions

SPaMCAST 550 features our essay titled, Intertwining Conway’s Law And Agile. Conway’s Law trains a spotlight on how an organization’s structure impacts the product they ship. The “Law” states that the structure of a software product will mimic the structure of the organization that produces the software.  It can (and has) been said that you are shipping the “org structure.” How you are structured therefore is going to impact just how much agile you can achieve. We also visit the QA Corner with Jeremy Berriault.  Jeremy discusses the differences between test engineers and testers. We also tackle whether every person with the word test in their title should have the ability to code or script. Jeremy’s LinkedIn:   I know this is not the show I promoted last week but my guest, Mike Lynn,  is out of pocket this week and wanted to around when the show went live. Not only am I agile, but I am also flexible therefore we are rearranging the lineup!   Re-Read Saturday News I am celebrating my birthday this weekend instead of working on the re-read of  .  We will be back next week, so in the interim, I decided to reprise and revise an entry from 2014 titled  ( )  I hope you will enjoy and reflect on the piece!   Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 551 will feature our interview with Michael (Mike) Lynn (I promise).  Mike and I talked about leadership and agile. Leadership is important any time two or more people get together to pursue a goal. Mike shares his expertise, experience, and wisdom to help shine a light on the relationship between agile and leadership.