Better Software - September 2008 - (Page 7) Contributors antony Marcano has thirteen years of experience in software development and testing across numerous sectors. Since 2000, much of Antony’s work has been on Extreme Programming projects. Now, as a practitioner, mentor, coach, and consultant, he helps teams realize the benefits associated with agile development. A regular speaker at peer workshops and conferences, Antony’s views have been quoted in numerous publications including Corporate Insurance & Risk magazine and on VNUNet.com. Antony is creator and curator of testing Reflections.com, one of the most influential agile testing sites on the Internet, and is a technical editor for Better Software magazine. Pollyanna Pixton developed collaboration tools for leaders through her thirty-eight years inside and consulting with corporations and organizations. She helps leaders create workplaces where talent and innovation are unleashed—making them more productive, efficient, and profitable while leading change in their marketplaces. She writes, teaches, and speaks internationally on collaborative leadership and business ethics. Currently, she is co-authoring a book titled Stand Back and Deliver: A Leader’s Guide to the Agile Enterprise. Pollyanna is a founding partner of Accelinnova, president of Evolutionary Systems, and director of the Institute for Collaborative Leadership. You can contact Pollyanna at ppixton@accelinnova .com. GeorGe stark is a senior technical staff member in IBM’s Technology and Integration Management Competency of the Integrated Technology Delivery organization. George has published more than forty papers in refereed journals. He is a member of the IBM Estimating Community core team and has worked for IBM for ten years. George can be reached at gstark@us.ibm.com. hoWard sMalloWitz, PMP, is an ITIL- and PMI-certified project manager. He currently works as a systems engineer in IBM’s Technology and Integration Management Competency where he manages the estimation review board. Howard has trained people around the globe on systems engineering tools and techniques, including estimating. He has worked at IBM for ten years and can be reached at hsmall@ us.ibm.com. kelly WhitMill has more than twenty years of experience in testing software. He is currently a senior software engineer at InfoPrint Solutions Company. Kelly’s project experience includes client/server and Webbased applications, large mainframe applications, and a variety of other applications on multiple platforms. He has worked on teams of all sizes, which has provided an understanding of the varying team dynamics. Kelly has special interests in test automation, system testing, and practical test techniques and practices to improve testing. He has written many defect reports, both good and bad, and can provide practical tips on how to avoid the bad and embrace the good. Kelly can be reached at kc_whitmill@yahoo .com. editor’s note: The bio of Rob Myers, author of “Encourage Pair Programming” (The Last Word July/August 2008), omitted that he is a senior consultant and instructor at Net Objectives. You can contact Rob at rob@netobjectives.com. www.StickyMinds.com SEPTEMBER 2008 BETTER SOFTWARE 7 http://www.VNUNet.com http://www.StickyMinds.com
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