After almost fifteen years of history with agile practices, J.B. Rainsberger sees some alarming trends in our attitudes, practices, and even what we teach about agile. At the same time, he sees some progress in approaches and technologies—e.g., behavior-driven development, naked planning, and continuous delivery. Sadly, we still have maturity models, complicated process checklists, and unnecessary certification schemes. In the coming decade, unless we begin to focus on fundamental ingredients absent from many agile teams, J.B. fears we are doomed to miss many opportunities for getting better. It's not good enough anymore just to be a great agile tester. J.B. says testers, programmers, product analysts, and managers must encourage workplace transformations so we can take full advantage of new tools and techniques. He shares a vision of these transformations and calls on testers and test managers, who work with all stakeholder groups, to stand up and lead us into the next decade of agile.
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J.B. Rainsberger (jbrains.ca) helps software companies better satisfy their customers
and the businesses they support. Through the years, J.B. has learned how to write
valuable software and how to overcome many of his social deficiencies. He has built a
life that he enjoys—traveling the world, sharing what he's learned, and helping other
people get more of what they want out of work and out of their lives. J.B. provides one-
on-one consulting, which lets him help even more people get the advice they need
without a large up-front investment. He lives in Atlantic Canada with his wife Sarah and
two cats.
J.B. Rainsberger
JBRAINS.CA
27. Dee Hock,
Birth of the Chaordic Age
Simple, clear purpose and
principles give rise to
complex, intelligent
behavior. Complex rules
and regulations give rise to
simple, stupid behavior.