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August 2008 - Posts

Oh, Give me a Home...

Posted Thursday, August 28, 2008 4:43 PM by alanpa
I remember visiting a company once where the testers were lined up at desks along the wall...in a long hallway. There must have been a row of 20 testers lining the hallway while people walked back and forth on their way to lunch, the bathroom, or even Read More...
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Value and Trust

Posted Monday, August 25, 2008 11:42 AM by alanpa
Test #5 of the Test Test asks if the development team values the test team. Catherine pointed out that value needs to happen in every direction. I agree with her completely, and would also add that trust is a huge part of the equation. So, how do you Read More...
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Reasonable Career Paths for Testers

Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 3:20 PM by alanpa
I once saw a presentation at a conference with the same title as this post (or close – I didn’t bother looking for it). I went in with high expectations and was completely and utterly disappointed. You see, the message of this presentation was that even Read More...
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A place for testers

Posted Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:30 PM by alanpa
Not a physical place - but an organizational place. Test #3 of the Test Test says that the test manager should be a peer of the development manager (rather than a subordinate). The reasons for this are clear, but if it isn't the case, how can you fix Read More...
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Schedules

Posted Thursday, August 14, 2008 9:57 AM by alanpa
More tips on how to go from 1-11 on the Test Test . Test #2 on the Test is " The test team owns their own schedule ". I like this test for a lot of reasons. One of the most obvious reasons is that it ensures that test time isn't sacrificed at Read More...
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Microsoft - Our Testers go to 11!

Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 11:09 AM by alanpa
(thanks to my colleague, John, for the Spinal Tap match - it's perfect even if not every test team at MS is an 11) When I first wrote the Test Test , my thought was that if you were whining about your job, you should find a new one - one where test positions Read More...
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Insights from the Test Test

Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 2:38 PM by alanpa
Every once in a while, I write a post that gets a comment - my last post (the Test Test ) had half a dozen comments, so I know I must be on to something. I had two mini-revelations reading the comments. The first, from Catherine , was regarding test #5 Read More...
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