My thoughts on all things quality & testing
1st June 2022
... I have a reasonably dialled-in way to keep track of a manic life, but it's not quite perfect as I'd love to have everything in a single place. What do you do to keep track of a manic life and stop dropping one of the many balls you're juggling?
17th May 2022
... If I get enough value from my personal outlay to speak at a conference, I'm no longer paying to speak, I'm entering into a known exchange of value, or trade - They get my time, effort and experience and I get something I value in exchange.
24th March 2022
... Testing can be a significant part of improving quality but only when it is paired with a mechanism to alter the system under development. An efficient change mechanism allows teams to lessen waste and use testing to generate information that can be actioned to improve quality.
7th July 2021
... Today I want to chat about a model I've been using for a little while, to talk about the relationship between four things - Testing, Information, Choice, and Quality. More specifically, how each of those things interacts with the other...
27th May 2021
... When you understand the value, THEN Fit your quality strategy to it. If it’s a gut feel or hunch or has no metrics, try to drive the focus on GETTING metrics ASAP. If there’s a wealth of metrics driving the decision to build it, THEN focus on quality.
6th Mar 2021
... Hopefully this post will start you off thinking about how the Six Thinking Hats might help your teams to discuss and agree on different aspects of the task ahead. That in turn should lessen ambiguity, give greater clarity on what you’re working on, and reduce issues you might otherwise have found later in the process...