Five years ago, almost to the day, Ron Jeffries wrote a great post entitled “A Metric Leading to Agility“. In it he coined the term “Running Tested Features”.

More recently he has talked about another helpful metric for teams transitioning to Agile. It is “Running Automated Tests”. For those who need some guidance about choosing the right test automation tools (and avoiding the wrong ones), Elizabeth Hendrickson has written a great article.

As Lean enthusiasts might be tempted to celebrate the demise of General Motors and the assumption by Toyota of the #1 auto maker rank, James P. Womack* gives us pause to think about the end of an era.

*Author of “The Machine That Changed the World : The Story of Lean Production“.