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Assurity officially recognised as provider of Scrum.org training

As a member of the Scrum. org Professional Training Network (PTN), Assurity is officially recognised as a provider of Scrum.
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The Samurai vs the Spice Grinder Mindset

In the October issue of Tea-time with Testers, Test Lead Sunjeet Khokar talks about the path and pressures that led...
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As testing evolves, you need to evolve too

Like most testers, I didn’t dream of being a tester when I was growing up – I fell into it.
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Making innovation central to the new normal

With Innovation sounding like a great idea, we’d all support it within our organisations. Staff want to know they’re supported...
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Explore the future of analysis at BA Development Day

BA Development Day will take place on 17 November at Shed 6 on Wellington’s Queens Wharf with the theme of...
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Thinking outside the geofence

Creativity is an essential part of overcoming the challenges that come with new and unfamiliar software.
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Turning a single JIRA status column into a Scrum board

On a recent assignment, I was responsible for testing changes in a System Integration Test (SIT) environment.
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Customer experience drives innovation

Wil McLellan recently shared (quite a few) stories in a Comma Podcast focused on innovating in today's digital world.
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Agile as a Lean practice in software development

I first learned about Lean Manufacturing when I was studying TQM (Total Quality Management) in college and that’s when I...
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Short-term pain. Digital gain

Technology is at the centre of our lives. Our daily actions and interactions rely on it.
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DevOpsDays is a sell-out success

Last week, DevOpsDays came to Wellington for the first time, a sell-out conference sponsored by Assurity.
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DLNZ looks to the future

Ben Hayman, GM Service Development, and Digital Leaders Network NZ facilitator has written an article for digileaders.
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State of… Agile or Scrum. Should I take the surveys?

Two epic Agile surveys are currently available and collecting feedback for their 2016 reports.
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And so say all our grads...

Having recently completed the Assurity Graduate Programme, Jason Botherway asks a few of his fellow grads about their experiences of...
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Common stakeholder challenges Business Analysts face

Every day, Business Analysts need to work with a variety of stakeholders to elicit, define and verify requirements. There are...
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Spotlight – two recent grads join Auckland office

Among the high-calibre graduates from our Graduate Programme’s July 2016 intake were Eugene Khoo and Su Young Kim who have...
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Behaving professionally, digitally speaking

Over the past 20 years, technology has increasingly become the information enabler in our business and social lives.
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Full house for first Code Club Mashup

Code Club is holding its first Mashup in Wellington on 18 August at Te Papa with more than 350 children,...
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Luke maps out visualisation technique for IIBA Auckland

Luke Johnstone, Assurity’s National Service Owner – Lean Business Analysis, will be presenting ‘An introduction to Impact Mapping’, an interactive...
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A Master Class bundle that’s packed with value

With the best-priced AgileNZ tickets having sold out and the price now jumping to $895+GST, the great value of our...
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A grad’s view – six months in

After leaving the comfort zone of Assurity’s four-week Graduate Programme, it was a little daunting stepping into the real world.
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The use of POWER for meaningful meetings

We’ve all endured meetings that seemingly have no purpose – where the outcomes and actions from the meeting are unclear,...
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Crowd testing in the Digital Age

Head of Platforms Simon Anderson – on the launch of our new Crowd Sourcing service – looks at the increasing...
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Great turnout for IIBA workshop

Principal Consultant Jenny Saunders’ IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis) talk – hosted by Assurity in Wellington on 7 July...
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The value of ideas to manage an out of control backlog

I’ve always thought you can tell when user stories are well written because anyone can tell roughly what the backlog...
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Start small to build trust in your team

We all came to work today to do a good job. Hands up if you didn’t! No one? Exactly.
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