Darryl Kennedy

Making UAT more agile

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Making UAT more agile: Functional slicing

In the first article in this series, we looked at why UAT fails and what good looks like at a structural level. This article goes deeper on one of the most effective ways to change the model: running UAT in functional slices, rather than waiting for...

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Stop testing everything the same way.

Your systems are unpredictable but your testing philosophy doesn't need to be. Composable commerce, third-party APIs, real-time pipelines, AI-driven...

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Why testing before coding is the smartest move in retail tech

If you're responsible for getting tech change over the line in retail, the pattern will be familiar: a UAT phase that doubles in length, defects that...

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March's Retail Hive round tables

We were back at The Retail Hive Tech Leaders event this March, hosting round table discussions on derisking major IT change and ensuring fast,...

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When is "Good Enough" Actually Good Enough?

This article is a practical guide to defining “good enough” in a world of constant tech change.

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Cloud does not mean retail confidence

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Cloud != confidence: Two big traps to avoid with cloud in retail tech.

Cloud doesn’t equal confidence: Two big traps to avoid with cloud in retail tech. Cloud migration has become a badge of honour over the past decade....

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Re-platforming your ecommerce infrastructure in 2021

Unless you're Bill Gates, you probably didn't predict the Coronavirus pandemic or anticipate its impact on socialising, shopping and working over the...

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Is AR the next critical investment for fashion retailers?

Early fashion ecommerce faced one major problem - customers were used to shopping in-store, being able to touch clothes, see exactly how they looked,...

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Investing in PWAs for ecommerce

Progressive Web Apps (PWA) are an incredibly valuable way to bridge the gap between mobile websites and fully fledged apps, while offering benefits...

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