Category: Starting in a new Agile team
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Want to be a better Quality Engineer: Lose the Ego
A great Quality Engineer needs to put humility over their ego. We don’t need to win, instead we need collaboration and influence within teams to improve quality.
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Quality Coaching Scenario: This code won’t take tests
In this post I’ll take a hypothetical testing scenario and then set out the thinking I’d take around it to support the organisation as a quality coach. The aim here is to help people to see the thinking that I’d undertake as a way of helping to shape other people’s thinking and provide some materials…
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Testers have to be the ones to advocate for quality
There’s a prevailing commentary that quality professionals not only are the only ones thinking about quality but also need to fight for a seat at the table to discuss these things. Testers need to be the ones advocating for quality because we’re the ONLY ONES WHO CAN.
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Your product is more than just features
We often reduce our product to the things they do, assuming that it’s the features that make people want to buy and use it. But this only forms part of the story, it’s not only WHAT a product does but HOW it does it that can make it saleable and profitable in the long term.
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Is it really an edge case?
It’s a tale as old as time, as testers we raise a risk or a bug only to be told “that’s an edge case so it won’t be taken into account”. But is that really true, what’s an edge case and should we care?
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Setting up Testing at an Engineering Org
Engineering organizations face unique challenges when setting up testing due to their dynamic and technical nature. In this post I discuss some of the challenges I’ve seen and propose some of the elements needed for your testing strategy in these organisations.
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How to identify the right senior tester for your new Team / Company
NOT ALL TESTERS ARE THE SAME. This can make looking for and hiring a senior in your organisation very tricky. So here’s my helpful tips and tricks for what to look for when hiring a senior (especially if you’re a new team or start up).
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Hiring a first QA into a startup – Why you need a senior
I’ve been the first QA hire and an early hire for start ups and engineering organisations. Here’s what I’ve seen and the things that I wish you knew when picking what to hire for.
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Why you need testers in a new team
Testing early is important to prevent bugs caused by uncertainty, but we usually don’t think to include testers from the start of a team. This post discusses the needs that teams / organisations early in their life have and the type of testing (and testers) that can help.
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How to Involve Developers in Exploratory Testing
Asking developers to start exploratory testing can be hard; many testers haven’t had the opportunity to practise this type of testing, let alone developers. This article will discuss the steps and tips for getting your team (with a focus on developers) involved in exploratory testing.
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