Strategy
Lessons in Testing Same-Same, Just Different Projects
Three key lessons for testing enterprise lift & shift programs. It's same-same to classic testing, yet very different too.
Leadership
Security
CSSLP - A Secure Development Practitioner
Gaining a ISC2 CSSLP certificate in Secure Development and what to do about it. The art is in understanding the frameworks so much to be able to tailor them to the culture and risk appetite for the company at hand.
ChangeManagement
IT Security and Compliance are People Problems
Days Since it was a PEOPLE PROBLEM: 0. Not DNS. Not solvable by technology. But about biases, behaviour and all the other things that make us human.
TeamTopologies
Have Smarter Compliance Interactions
What matters is everything around the output - not the procedure/guidance/assessment itself. The way you wire your interactions with others is key to your team's success.
Resilience
Key learnings from 2024
Key learnings from directing the testing stage on test leadership and resilience testing in 2024.
Leadership
Who Have You Lifted Up Today?
Contrary to what you might think, hoarding power and being involved in everything is not a powerful move. The real influence is in making room for others and lifting others up. Prepare the new generation in your field and enable them to grow. Cast the stage light on others.
Leadership
Sprouting Testing in New Fields
What is blocking us is the perception that our testing skills cannot be applied outside (software) testing. Of course, they can, and often they are exactly what is required for other parts of the organization to grow.
StaffLevel
Leadership as an Individual Contributor
Individual contributors can convey leadership both in roles and activities without being in the formal organizational management hierarchy. The practical organization for this can take many forms.