Archive for February, 2011

  • Summary In the following post we’ll look at attempting to identify the role a tester plays in a prototyping team.  We’ll discuss feedback provided by the testing community and devise...

    Prototyping: Investigating a testers role.

    Posted on February 21, 2011 | 13 Comments
    Summary In the following post we’ll look at attempting to identify the role a tester plays in a prototyping team.  We’ll discuss feedback provided by the testing community and devise...

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  • Summary In the following post we look at the usage of mind maps for various testing activities such as test design, test planning, session reports, requirements analysis, self organisation, and...

    Mind Mapping 101

    Posted on February 14, 2011 | 86 Comments
    Summary In the following post we look at the usage of mind maps for various testing activities such as test design, test planning, session reports, requirements analysis, self organisation, and...

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  • A couple of years ago I'd say our software was in the situation where nearly all the windows were broken. Today it's a different story for our product. Achieved through a lot of hard work, a change in expectations, not accepting less.

    Mending Broken Windows

    Posted on February 11, 2011 | 4 Comments
    A couple of years ago I'd say our software was in the situation where nearly all the windows were broken. Today it's a different story for our product. Achieved through a lot of hard work, a change in expectations, not accepting less.

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  • Summary In the following post we’ll discuss testing traps, requirements analysis, project risks, mind mapping, and observational bias among other things, in what was the fourth Week Night Testing session...

    Week Night Testing: Requirements analysis & testing traps

    Posted on February 10, 2011 | 4 Comments
    Summary In the following post we’ll discuss testing traps, requirements analysis, project risks, mind mapping, and observational bias among other things, in what was the fourth Week Night Testing session...

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  • Summary Today’s post is a short one about a free project planning and task management product that our test team has begun using.  Links to other free alternatives are provided here...

    Project planning and task management with Teamlab

    Posted on February 6, 2011 | 12 Comments
    Summary Today’s post is a short one about a free project planning and task management product that our test team has begun using.  Links to other free alternatives are provided here...

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