%% date:: [[2023-11-14]] parent:: %% # [[Could Agile Testers Help Debug Management]] speaker:: [[John Buck]] conference:: [[Agile Testing Days 2023]] September 9, 1947: [[Grace Hopper]] was testing a Mark I computer and found the first documented bug. She was a US Navy Rear Admiral. She invented [[COBOL]]. > If you ever say "it can't be done", my ghost will sit on your shoulder. - *Grace Hopper* [[Sociocracy]]: rule by people who have a social relationship [[Democracy]]: rule by masses (demos) [[Autocracy]]: rule by one person Most corporations are autocratic-- look at their organizational structure. - No feedback loops [[Agile]] applies not just to software. You can apply it to systems. How would we put in feedback loops to a traditional corporate structure? - Manager and staff make decisions by consent: they do a [[Retrospective]]. - Consent != consensus - Add circles (*kring*) between CEO to managers, board to CEO as well. Circle Meetings are feedback ("testing") loops or retrospectives. ## Debugging experiment - Identify what aspect of the company to test. - Hold a meeting to establish consent. - Analyze requirements: Define criteria - Develop a test plan - Create a system for monitoring the first two steps. - Execute testing - Use monitoring to identify and troubleshoot issues - Provide feedback based on results - Retrospective - Suggest corrective measures - Publish/report (This is kind of like [[Quality Coaching]].)