The role of a Test Lead varies widely between organisations and even within some large organisations. Some test leads execute a plan, other build and manage and some run multiple projects with other test leads running particular aspects. If you are in this position, you may be wondering what to do.
Please take a look at Case Study 2: https://nvp.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Case-Study-2.pdf for how training was organised in one particular example.
Last week we talked about how missing Quantifying the Intangibles caused issues in people supporting QA efforts. When intangibles cannot be costed (but still take effort) and the benefits the provide may not be immediate they become a (not so hidden) cost on the project. At the very least we need to put a baseline cost on the intangibles.
Possibly your customers will not like the User eXperience.
They may use your product in unexpected ways and break it.
OR
They may love it and ask for further functionality.
Any one of the above scenarios can cause problems for a product. Some may arise within hours of release and others may appear over time. Regardless,you need to be prepared.
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How to start QA with an unwilling company?
Sometimes you run into a situation where a company indicates a wish for QA but will not put in any effort to make it happen. It looks like a large effort to them and they cannot see any reason or benefit. In this case there are several steps that you can take to make this happen. We will discuss these over the next few weeks.
The need for Quality never goes away; it just reappears in a different format each time. The same techniques often apply; it is just a different situation.
If you have something you would like to discuss, please get in touch. Our contact information is below.
Test Leader or Manager with concerns? Test Managers Conference.
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For those who follow the blog, we gave it a rest over the summer. Not only were we busy with some security testing, we also had a several projects go-live at various dates. One more is going live right now. Between one thing and another, the summer seemed to pass more quickly than we expected. However, quality did not take a break and we are looking forward to the last part of the year for several reasons.
The need for Quality never goes away; it just reappears in a different format each time. The same techniques often apply; it is just a different situation.
If you have something you would like to discuss, please get in touch. Our contact information is below.
Test Leader or Manager with concerns? Test Managers Conference.
Services NVP Quality Assurance Services
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Meeting Book a Meeting with NVP
LinkedIn Group Software Testing and QA Group
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You might want to consider this event to network with other QA people or learn some of the new ideas in QA.
NVP Software Solutions will be participating in the following software testing and quality assurance event happening this April. TASSQ is returning to an in-person event for May; KWSQA is meeting remotely on June 1. Check out the relevant websites for more information and to register. This is a great opportunity to connect with other software testing and quality assurance professionals. We hope to see you there!
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May 31, 2022 6:00 p.m. EST – In person – Albany Club – Pre-registration required
June 1, 2022 11:55 a.m. Online
Speaker: Ian Howlett
You might want to consider this event to network with other QA people or learn some of the new ideas in QA.
NVP Software Solutions will be participating in the following software testing and quality assurance event happening this April. TASSQ is returning to an in-person event for May; KWSQA is meeting remotely on June 1. Check out the relevant websites for more information and to register. This is a great opportunity to connect with other software testing and quality assurance professionals. We hope to see you there!
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
May 31, 2022 6:00 p.m. EST – In person – Albany Club – Pre-registration required
June 1, 2022 11:55 a.m. Online
Speaker: Ian Howlett
You have done everything that you can think of internally and you have spoken to outside people and used their input to further improve. At this time, it may be necessary to put the initiative on the back burner and wait for issues to pop up. We generally would not suggest this since it is hard enough to get a Quality Initiative going once, let alone, restarting it a second time but if you cannot think of anything further to do, it may be worse to keep pushing on something rather than stop and wait for something obvious to appear.
Do not anticipate that because the initiative has been approved once that it is immune from further questions until it is completed.
Test Leader or Manager with concerns? Test Managers Conference.
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Meeting Book a Meeting with NVP
LinkedIn Group Software Testing and QA Group
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