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Help to move from test execution to decision-making – A Review of Leadership is Language by L. David Marquet
As testers, we know the way we communicate matters. We can learn from how David Marquet used language to improve his submarine’s performance. Marquet was a submarine captain in the US Navy, and now advises businesses. When he was put in charge of the nuclear-powered submarine USS Santa Fe, it was the “laughing stock of…
Creative teamwork for quality – A Review of “Sidewinder – Creative Missile Development at China Lake” by Ron Westrum
The development of the Sidewinder missile is a successful example of how to run a creative research and development team. Like the author of this book, Ron Westrum, I don’t care about guided missiles, and, like him, I found this story irresistible[1]. It is intriguing that the methods used to develop the Sidewinder missile echo…
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