by /B | Jun 19, 2023 | Testing
Well, I didn’t expect the reaction I got when I was talking to a load of QA managers recently about how checking isn’t testing… it reminded me of how I reacted to it years ago when I was first fronted with the concept. I remember struggling and...
by /B | May 28, 2023 | Test Management, Testing
I need to pre-fix this by saying that this is in response to someone in my current organisation pointing to a post by Anne-Marie Charrett about advocating for less testing. So what is this about? This is around less testing making your development process more robust....
by /B | Feb 13, 2020 | Personal Experiences
I’ve seen a lot of posts over the last few months about bullying, specifically in the workplace; with facts and figures, and others commenting that, for whatever reason, think they’re qualified to pass comment on such things with their, I’m sure,...
by /B | Nov 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
In today’s world, I cannot believe that people, especially those in a position of authority, are still seemingly ignorant of the power of language. Even if it’s a written note, email or in-person and out loud, it still has the same, if not more of, an...
by admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
So, as inferred in the title, I need to apologise to those that read this blog; more for the lack of posts in recent months than anything specific. Mea culpa. What’s worse, is that I have more posts in my draft folder than I have live on the blog! I’m not...
by admin | Feb 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Or: Was ‘Snail Mail’ actually more efficient? ‘The problem with communication is the illusion that it’s taking place.’C.E. Crawford The sad thing is that this seems to be proving truer every day. Seriously, think about it? OK, maybe try...
by /B | Nov 9, 2018 | Test Management, Testing
“…but we all appreciate positive disruption. We need to learn to take note in the first few months of people raising their ideas, as they’re not ‘beaten into acceptance’ of things never going to change…” How many times have...
by /B | Sep 30, 2018 | Gaming, Uncategorized
Who’s a pretty boy then? Don’t worry about the Zombie just yet. It will make sense as you read.It’s not everyone that can say they’ve been lucky enough to have a month off from work. And in relation to this post, I can say that this is...
by /B | Sep 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
A year in “development”… “Something about the last year, growing the test team, getting to Head of Test and unification of tools…”Me – 2017 The above was an idea for a blog post that I started to write in October of last year....
by /B | Mar 21, 2016 | Test Management
Now, just to say firstly, that’s not for me. This is me thinking about the challenge of training a new tester. How does one go about training a new starter, as well as someone new to testing? Some might think me a bit mad for taking on someone so...
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