If testing is deferred, the release decision is being made before the evidence arrives. “Quality comes not from inspection, but from improvement of the production process." W. Edwards Deming “Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence.” Edsger W. Dijkstra In my last post, I argued that strong projects inspect work while correction is still possible. You can find that post here: Projects Fail When Inspection Comes Late. In SAFe, t

When enthusiasm outruns systems thinking. “A system must be managed. It will not manage itself.” W. Edwards Deming “Optimization of parts does not optimize the whole.” Russell Ackoff In an earlier post, I argued that iterative and incremental are not project life cycles. They are execution patterns. I covered that distinction in detail there, so I will focus here on why it matters once organizations try to scale. If you are interested in that article, it is here:...