by Catherine Searle | Jan 26, 2017 | Agile Testing, Testing
Yesterday I attended my first TMF in a number of years and was delighted to be asked to facilitate a session. The forum, organised and hosted by Paul Gerrard (@paul_gerrard)Â and for the first time the Programme was chaired by Mike Jarred (@MikeJarred) had a good turn...
by Catherine Searle | Jul 6, 2016 | Agile Testing, Testing
I often get asked my views on testing agility, is it achievable? Can it keep pace with development, how flexible to change is the approach; the list goes on. Â In truth, the level of agility within the test team needs to be driven by the level of agility in the...
by Catherine Searle | Jul 3, 2016 | Agile Testing, Security
One of my favourite quotes from Good Morning Vietnam, with the late Robin Williams still resonates for me in my working life; particularly when we look at the ‪security‬ of our software. Perhaps more apt would be to state “we don’t have a problem with...
by Catherine Searle | May 9, 2016 | Agile Testing, Customer Experience, Digital, Testing
The concept of a user story is not new, there are numerous training courses available, as well as supporting publications that inform us how to write that killer user story that is detailed enough to provide clarity and a value based function, yet simple enough to...
by Catherine Searle | May 8, 2016 | Agile Testing, Testing
Quality. It’s the first word on programme sponsor lists at the start of a project, yet it is the first word to be discounted in times of challenge. We’ve all seen the signs; timelines are stretched, missing features must be added to make it a ‘viable...