Being a PM and Scrum Master simultaneously taught me legitimate skills, but the load nearly broke me. Medical issues forced me to step back. Here’s what the hybrid PM/Scrum Master role actually looks like, the warning signs I missed, and how to document this experience if you’re living it right now.
Stop chasing the automation meta. Learn why framework choice is secondary to your testing strength, and how to build your automation path around YOUR playstyle—not the trend.
Most AI prompt guides for QA are useless—they treat AI like a vending machine. Here’s the real workflow: how to train AI like a junior tester, course-correct mid-generation, and use it for screenshots, bug reports, and acceptance criteria validation. AI catches technical issues, but you still provide the judgment. This is how guerrilla QA uses AI without replacing critical thinking.
After 3 years leading autonomous QA engineering teams, I’ve developed the QA Excellence System—a 4-component approach transforming teams from reactive testing to strategic quality leadership. Includes QA Framework foundation, AQLM methodology, scalable implementation, and shift-left optimization.
Most shift-left testing advice assumes perfect CI/CD pipelines and dedicated QA teams. But what about the reality of 5 devs to 1 QA? Here’s how to make shift-left work with actual constraints, not Silicon Valley fantasy setups.
When QA projects blow up, people blame Agile or “hybrid” frameworks.
The real culprit is almost always weak test cases.
Here’s how to audit and harden your cases—negative paths, user-story mapping, and coverage discipline—so any methodology can actually deliver.
Switch devices without reinstalling. A two-lane qa environment setup: Codespaces when roaming, WSL on the workstation—same repo, same tests, one green run and an HTML report.
Pushback isn’t politics. QA leads use it to stop disasters, PMs absorb it to shield the team, and devs feel it when a “quick fix” turns into support hell. Done right, pushback keeps delivery alive — done wrong, it kills morale.
Hybrid QA/PM managing sprints and test cases at a dual-monitor workstation with a clean, organized desk setup.
You’ve handled QA, PM, and Scrum. But the more hats you wear, the heavier the mental load. Here’s why sprint anxiety hits harder when you’re “the reliable one.”
