Ian Wells
Improving software quality by staff upskilling
Many organisations know they have software quality problems, and know their staff are capable of improving quality, but they are not in a...
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How to hire a top tester
📷 I have managed testing for Telogis NZ, for the Trimble Mapping & GIS division, for a Hewlett-Packard compiler group, and managed...
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Testers as superforcasters!
It is impossible to📷 comprehensively test a complex commercial software system and still launch on time. Wouldn't be nice to be able to...
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Classic books for testers
With technology changing so quickly, we all need to keep up to be able to test effectively. Podcasts, blogs, and twitter feeds and...
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Keeping complex testing simple
📷 Yes, the KISS is a Rodin sculpture, set in stone - but for testers, developers and product owners, KISS can be something else just as...
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Fake crowds of testers
📷 Here is a common testing problem. I am testing a beta or live release of software. Now I need to create 2 or more fake users to login,...
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Finally - a practical definition of a Usability Bug
Smart testers know how to test to confirm the spec, and how to test for functionality, reliability, performance, compatibility, and...
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Why to upgrade your bug tracking system
Here is a situation I have experienced many times. The software team is so busy writing code and testing in order to deliver critical...
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Learning by doing, not studying is not new
In a previous post, I opined the best way to learn is to do. Of course this is not a new idea at all ( talk to any musician or...
Ian Wells
3 questions to ask when interviewing for a tester role
As Laszlo Bock also found out after sifting through Google data, its very difficult to predict how someone will do in a job, based on...
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