Category: Exploring

Rapid Testing: Dev/Test handovers reinvented

Posted on January 27, 2020June 3, 2021 by Neil Syrett

Download the Rapid Testing Playbook today and get testing.

Are you a testing dragon?

Posted on October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 by Neil Syrett

This week I attended a “Strength-Scope” team-building workshop. “Great another team-building day, just what I need.” I’ll admit that I did start out a little sceptical, but I summoned up as much enthusiasm as I could, in

Intuition vs objectivity in predicting software quality

Posted on May 25, 2018May 2, 2020 by Neil Syrett

In recent weeks I have been reading a little on the subjects of cognitive biases and human fallibility. Earlier this week I stumbled upon the work of clinical psychologist Paul E Meehl. In his 1954 work on

Do you want to play a game?

Posted on May 1, 2018May 10, 2021 by Neil Syrett

A card game for development teams to help define acceptance criteria, identify non-functional requirements, challenge assumptions, aid collaboration and promote team ownership of quality.

Why don’t testers ask questions any more?

Posted on April 22, 2018April 6, 2021 by Neil Syrett

Asking questions is a cornerstone of good software testing and asking educated, probing questions throughout the software development lifecycle is an unrivalled tool for both preventing bugs and for learning about the product, technology and business environment.

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