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Author Archives: Trevor Atkins
Test Planning Game: “Mind Your Own Business”
You might find it familiar to be involved in, or responsible for, the planning and design of testing on a project where the business drivers around why/how the project is important, in the larger sense, are not entirely clear to … Continue reading
Don’t Wait, Take – A Smart Approach to Testing
It is common for testing to be given constraints around schedule, budget, team members/skills, and even tools. So, when you are asked to step out of this box and propose what you think is needed for the next project, a … Continue reading
Posted in All, Business of Testing, Planning for Quality, Risk & Testing, Test Planning & Strategy
Tagged process improvement, risk driven, ROI, software testing, test management, value add
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I Say “Quality”! You Say…?
Quality is one of those words that embodies so much and can mean such different things to different people. Image credit: Pixelors.com For instance: Why do you have the car that you have? Would you change it if you could … Continue reading
Posted in All, Planning for Quality
Tagged metrics, modelling, process improvement, software testing
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Risk Mitigation – Scarcity Leads to Risk-Driven Choices
I presented “Risk Mitigation – Scarcity Leads to Risk-Driven Choices” to yvrTesting.com and the Annex Consulting Group, and I wanted to share that material with you. Image credit: http://sbhshgovapmacro.wordpress.com/what-is-economics/ Testing is a recognized mitigation solution for certain risks on a … Continue reading
Posted in All, Planning for Quality, Risk & Testing
Tagged data, prioritization, process improvement, risk driven, ROI, software testing, test management, visualization tools
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Own Your Approach – Drive Process Improvement
You and your team have to live with the impact of poor internal quality every day, on every project. But fixing these issues or improving the situation is not often a top priority. “No one keeps track of the costs … Continue reading
Posted in All, Planning for Quality, Team Building
Tagged agile, people, process improvement, ROI, science & testing, software testing, survey
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Risk Clustering – Project-Killing Risks of Doom
Our home shines dimly with reflected sunlight, a pale blue dot in the expansiveness of space. Around us, dark shapes move through the skies, in near countless number. Some few trend in our direction. Not seeking, but tending inevitably toward … Continue reading
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Tagged process improvement, risk driven, science & testing, software testing, visualization tools
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Write a Test Strategy – What Choice(s) Do I Have?
Project Manager: “Your test strategy looks good.” Test Lead: “Great. I will get started on the next steps. Do you have the finalized delivery schedule?” Project Manager: “I will send it to you shortly.” … Continue reading
Posted in All, Estimation for Testing, Planning for Quality, Test Planning & Strategy
Tagged estimation, prioritization, software testing
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When To Get Serious About Testing
Some years back, I taught a course on software configuration management. In that course, we discussed the benefits and drawbacks to integrating change control within the software development process considering that the software is being actively developed or matured during … Continue reading
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Tagged agile, early testing, software testing
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Release Criteria – What Is Your ‘Quality Bar’?
In a previous article, I discussed managing risk with quality gates (“None Shall Pass…unless? Managing Risk with Quality Gates”). Such gates and their expectations facilitate tracing issue root cause and examining which preventative measures failed or need to be enhanced … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance testing, quality gates, release management, software testing
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IT Consulting – Sales Experience Required?
Sales experience needed in an IT consulting role? OK, first answer these questions… Who are you? What do you do? What do you love? Then, consider…
Posted in All, Other, Team Building
Tagged consulting, high performance teams, people, software testing
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