8 Lessons I learned from building a Test team
Building a successful test team is hard work. I’ve outlined 8 lessons I learned from growing a successful test team in an article titled “The Blazingly Simple Guide To Growing A Test Team”. It has been...
View ArticleYour Competency Matrix May Not Match Reality
I’ve just posted over on my LinkedIn profile about how a competency matrix may not be helpful in working out your teams competencies. In the article I outline 4 problems with a competency matrix and a...
View ArticleHow to create effective adverts for recruiting software testers
When recruiting software testers many hiring managers often look for the impossible candidate who can do everything. These people don’t exist yet many hiring managers continue to place job adverts that...
View ArticleHow to help your recruiters create a great first impression
At some point during your recruitment drive you’ll likely use recruiters. The problem is that some recruiters are creating a bad first impression of your company. Your recruiters are often the first...
View ArticleHow to build a standing desk for £16
There’s growing research that suggests that sitting down all day is bad for you so in a bid to live longer and see my sons growing up I’ve started using a standup desk at work. A few others here at...
View ArticleHow to remain relevant – price change
How to remain relevant Just a short post to let you know that my book, Remaining Relevant – testers edition, will be going up in price on 30th November 2014. The price is changing to make way for a new...
View ArticleEuroSTAR 2014
It’s been a week since the EuroSTAR 2014 conference kicked off and I’m still trying to digest everything I learned. This years conference was one of the best I’ve been to for a number of reasons. The...
View ArticleVisualising your product or service using Evernote and MohioMap
One of the perrenial challenges I’ve had at every company I have worked for is being able to see an organic and evolving view of the product being built that isn’t buried deep in the code, or hidden in...
View ArticleEuroSTAR – Star – Kristoffer Nordström
This is a short series leading up to Christmas where I feature a tester that was at EuroSTAR 2014, who I personally believe you, my readers, will benefit from knowing. Today is Kristoffer Nordström. I...
View ArticleEuroSTAR – Star – Mary Walshe
This is a short series leading up to Christmas where I feature a tester that was at EuroSTAR 2014, who I personally believe you, my readers, will benefit from knowing. Today is Mary Walshe. I attended...
View ArticleEuroSTAR 2014 – Adam Knight
This is a short series leading up to Christmas where I feature a tester that was at EuroSTAR 2014, who I personally believe you, my readers, will benefit from knowing. Next up is Adam Knight. Me and...
View ArticleEuroSTAR – Star – Fiona Charles
This is a short series leading up to Christmas where I feature a tester that was at EuroSTAR 2014, who I personally believe you, my readers, will benefit from knowing. Next up is Fiona Charles. I see...
View ArticleEuroSTAR – Star – James Christie
This is a short series leading up to Christmas where I feature a tester that was at EuroSTAR 2014, who I personally believe you, my readers, will benefit from knowing. Today’s tester is James Christie....
View ArticleEuroSTAR – Star – Amy Phillips
This is a short series leading up to Christmas where I feature a tester that was at EuroSTAR 2014, who I personally believe you, my readers, will benefit from knowing. Next up is Amy Phillips. I didn’t...
View ArticleEuroSTAR – Star – Alex Schladebeck
This is a short series leading up to Christmas where I feature a tester that was at EuroSTAR 2014, who I personally believe you, my readers, will benefit from knowing. Next up is Alex Schladebeck. I’ve...
View ArticleEuroSTAR – Star – Stephen Janaway
This is a short series leading up to Christmas where I feature a tester that was at EuroSTAR 2014, who I personally believe you, my readers, will benefit from knowing. Next up is Stephen Janaway. I’ve...
View ArticleEuroSTAR – Star – Declan O’Riordan
This is a short series leading up to Christmas where I feature a tester that was at EuroSTAR 2014, who I personally believe you, my readers, will benefit from knowing. Next up is Declan O’Riordan....
View ArticleEuroSTAR – Star – Paul Gerrard
This is a short series leading up to Christmas where I feature a tester that was at EuroSTAR 2014, who I personally believe you, my readers, will benefit from knowing. The last tester in this short...
View ArticleSupportOps – a resource for those supporting a service
Shipping software is important but so too is supporting a service or product – especially as there will always be issues and service challenges. As such it’s always worth knowing more about how to...
View ArticleThe State Of Testing Survey 2015
It’s great to see Joel Montvelisky and the Practi-test team running the State Of Testing survey again. “The survey seeks to identify the existing characteristics, practices and challenges facing the...
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