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A personal blog addressing software quality across all aspects of software development, testing, design, and people.

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Why You Need a Centralised Framework

In the past, I’ve spoken about the importance of test automation and how applying and integrating it correctly can solve a multitude of...

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Predicting the Unpredictable

One of the tenants of good software quality is predictability. You can’t test for what you don’t know so the idea is to try and either...

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Play the Estimation Game

One of those mysterious arts of software development is that of estimation. The ability to accurately predict when a project or piece of...

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Everyone Can Innovate

We invest a lot of time in training and study to prepare us for the job and career we want to be in one day. The only problem with the...

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The Power of Why

When designing and building software we can be very focused on the question ‘how’. As in ‘How are we going to build this?’, ‘How is the...

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Make Requirements Work for You

One process of software development that we should never compromise on is that of requirements engineering. While lengthy requirements...

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Don't Cut Your Traceability

As development teams look to be more responsive and agile in their processes, one of the key initiatives is to reduce waste. Identifying...

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Building Better Puzzles

I love building puzzles. Though I must be honest I do find it frustrating focusing on the small details and trying to piece them together...

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Stop Trying to Break Stuff

One common thing I hear when I interview potential Quality Engineers and ask them why they like software testing, is that they enjoy...

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Progression Automation

One of the mistakes teams regularly make in growing their automation capabilities is in focusing only on the immediate functional testing...