There has been a lot of buzz around this topic at recent testing events and in forum discussions between testing professionals, there are a fair few different certifications around but are they of value? A quick google and I found the following certifications: ISTQB - Foundation, Advanced (Test Manager, Test Analyst and Technical Test Analyst) … Continue reading Testing Certifications – Are they worth the paper they are written on?
Author: siprior
I am a highly motivated Software Testing professional with a keen interest in finding ways to improve the testing process and ensuring products are released with the highest possible quality. I also love coaching/mentoring my team to be the best they can, enabling them to use all possible tools and skills to get their job done to the best of their ability.
I am a big advocate for spreading the awareness of the Testing profession in Schools and Universities and also pushing the cause of #Neurodiversity in the workplace
For me, testing is a mindset rather than just a role and sometimes that can and does affect other aspects of life. The amount of times I have gone to try and break something intentionally, just to check that it can handle error cases. That would be fine, but doing it to the TV while … Continue reading Spreading the Word – Being the Sociable Tester
Last June, I had the opportunity of a new challenge within my current company, which I grasped with both hands. I moved from a team which had a very well-oiled engineering process, a very stable test framework which gave the team confidence in their product and a team which I had worked in since I … Continue reading Not Familiar with Testers? – Proving Your Worth With a Development Team
I have to admit, I was really excited about attending TestBash in Brighton, it was my first conference for 18 months and there was a real buzz about this one on social media. The schedule looked really interesting and there was a 5 of us attending from work so it was kind of like a … Continue reading TestBash 2015 – More than Just a Conference
Maybe I was quite naive about peer reviews but my experience previously was that it was a natural process to have QA/testers involved in code reviews alongside developers. Whenever a new feature or a bug fix was implemented, before the code was checked in, the developer would set up a walk through with another developer … Continue reading Overcoming the Resistance – QA Involvement in Peer Reviews
Thought I could kill two 'proverbial' birds with one 'proverbial' stone here and document the latest conference I attended while also writing my first post on here in 2 years! It was an early start, the team of us that were going met at the rail station and got the train into London Marylebone. A … Continue reading Lessons Learned from BCS SIGiST Summer 2013 Conference
Heard these phrases before? "How hard can adopting Agile methodology be?" "If I go on a 'Certified Scrum-Master' course, it will all be ok, right?" It is very common for agile to be misunderstood by all levels of user. For a new team, starting to implement agile methodologies can be a daunting job and the … Continue reading Agile Attitude
This post will give an overview of how to make a testing team work effectively alongside a development team during an agile sprint. The first step to ensuring the team works collaboratively is to make sure that all functionality that will be developed within the sprint, is well explained in frequent discussions and that everyone … Continue reading Testing Effectively in an Agile Project
I am running the BUPA London 10km Race on May 30th and I have chosen to raise money for MENCAP. Having grown up with my sister Amy who has Asperger's, and living with my fiancee Heather who is a teacher who has worked with children like Amy, MENCAP has always been a charity close to … Continue reading London BUPA 10km
Once a team has completed all their planning, they will then start collaborating to complete user stories and meet the goal set. The daily scrum should be a short meeting where all members get together and should give responses to 3 simple questions: What did you do since the last meeting? What will you be … Continue reading Focused Stand-Ups – Constructive Daily Meetings
Simon Prior 