The agile landscape is always evolving. One of the newest trends is the "shift left" approach, where testing is performed as early and as often as possible in the project lifecycle. If done correctly, shifting left enables teams to highlight poor design, provide quicker feedback to development, review progress sooner, and provide quicker turnaround on customer feedback. Unfortunately, many teams lack the discipline, time, or strategy to actually get out of their current rhythm and shift left. As testers, we yearn for the ability to test early with confidence, so we have time at the end of...
Matthew Weinstock
Matthew Weinstock is the director of Global SQA at Align Technology. A developer turned tester, Matt has held various roles in his SQA career, from manual tester to automation engineer to leading global quality teams in large public enterprises, and everything in between. Matt has always been passionate about agile and organizational transformations, never forgetting that people are the keystone to every company’s success. Matt is proud to be a mentor and coach, encouraging an agile mindset and building trust throughout his organizations. With this people-centric approach to leadership, he has been able to create opportunities for change within organizations that unleash their true potential. Matt lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, and enjoys spending time with his family, traveling the world, and hiking the great outdoors.