To Assume is To Doubt - Eliminating Doubt to Ensure Quality
Recently I was reflecting on the many different occasions on projects where I’d witnessed assumptions being made regarding test and project strategies as an acceptable practice. Situations such as the...
View ArticleThe Power Of The Bug Bash
Question: What is the easiest and most cost effective way to implement exploratory usability testing prior to a release each sprint? Answer: A bug bash between the teams on your project. Regardless of...
View ArticleAgile Testers - To Be Or Not To Be Independent?
Recently I’ve been having discussions with various people on the ‘independence’ of a QA team/people in an organisation. Some have said there’s no way this can occur in a team using agile methodologies;...
View ArticleAgile & Waterfall In The Same Project - The Collision Of Idealogies
One project I worked on involved several suppliers designing and building separate modules to be used in the construction of the full product - this is nothing new in software engineering, but whilst I...
View ArticleAgile v Waterfall - Which Is The More Risky?
I still find it strange that companies unfamiliar with Agile automatically view it as being a methodology that pays no heed to process or ensuring quality of output. From my experience the quality is...
View ArticleThe Test Developer - An Easy Punchline?
I’ve been reading about and getting involved in conversations on the difference between a traditional lifecycle tester and an agile one. As the way projects with these type of people differ quite...
View ArticleStrength In Numbers - Conference Time
Reading blogs & books etc provides a great deal of background information on any topic, but it’s also very good (if not necessary) to augment that with attending conferences. Taking time out from...
View ArticlePart-time Agile QA - What to Focus On?
Well, it’s been quite a while since I posted anything and in that time I’ve since entered a new software producing environment. It’s working with agile again, which is great, but has a change to my...
View ArticleAgile - It’s a Social Thing
There is a lot of documentation available on agile methodologies, both on and offline, detailing processes to introduce and how best to organise teams etc. This information is very useful for...
View ArticleWhat Experiences of QA in an Agile Environment have you had?
Through the evolution of the practice of QA in agile teams, a high degree of quality can now be added to product development. Not only can thorough tests be designed, written and executed within a...
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