Productivity

During the recent conference season, I did a lot of presentations about Agile Estimation based on my Pluralsight course of the same name. At the end of the sessions I showed an Excel spreadsheet that shows how to take the concept of Agile Estimation one step further by measuring what actually happened and using that as part of your estimation.  I am assuming that you know something about Agile Estimation, however, at BarCamp Hong Kong, I got a request to further explain this spreadsheet in a blog post. As promised, here it is.   Let’s take a look at the spreadsheet after your first iteration (Sprint 1). Let’s assume...

We’re happy to announce the latest release of Test Studio: Service Pack 2 for version 2012 R1. (In case you didn’t know, we have two major “R” releases each year. Each major release has two service packs.) There’s a huge list of bug fixes and feature updates for this latest release. Some of the big highlights include: Recording with 64-bit IE and IE10 on Windows 8 Updated metrics for Load tests Analyzing results from individual agents for load test results Improved data binding for WPF and web tests Encrypt passwords used in tests Continued enhancement of our translators for Telerik’s ...

Imaginet’s Development Practice Manager, Aaron Kowall explains how TeamPulse helped his team manage their projects and transform ideas into great products. Experience the difference for yourself.  Try TeamPulse Now Philip Japikse Microsoft MVP, Agile Practices Evangelist at Telerik @skimedic

Yup, get ready for a load of exciting new features that will be shipped with the next major release (R2 2012) of Test Studio coming to you mid-September: Keeping up with the latest and greatest from Microsoft You’re testing in an ever-changing world, and you need tools that can keep up. Test Studio is committed to staying on the forefront of technology, be it on the web, desktop, or mobile device. Windows 8 is just around the corner, and there are a bevy of new technologies that are bundled with it. Test Studio will have full Recording and Execution support ...

Telerik JustCode includes many features beyond what is offered in a vanilla installation of Visual Studio. More importantly, it gives you these features without interfering with the way you code. The latest edition includes a Getting Started Wizard to help you learn the basic features of JustCode. Even so, any extremely powerful tool deserves a good walk-through. On Tuesday, July 3rd, join the Getting Started with JustCode Webinar, where I will do just that. Attend this webinar to discover awesome features you can use immediately and how JustCode makes your work day easier. Along the way, I will show you a few...