Revolution IT Project Management team update
Welcome to the first blog from the Revolution IT Project Management team for 2012. The team has been working extremely hard during the last quarter of 2011, and throughout the first quarter of 2012, to establish a strong practice. We have strengthened our existing client relationships and engagements, while pursuing new opportunities and creating ...Perception in the workplace. How are you being perceived?
Today, I am going to talk about something which affects all of us; In the workplace, at home, and in life in general. For the focus point of this article, I will relate it to IT, testing, and projects specifically. Perception in the workplace is something that I have personally had good and bad experiences with, and it is from these learnings, expe ...
An interview with Revolution IT CEO Jamie Duffield
Jamie Duffield has recently been appointed as CEO of Revolution IT, a successful company which he and two other ambitious partners started over 12 years ago. We took some time to sit down with Jamie and ask him some questions about the company, its beginnings, future, and a few other tid bits. Here’s what happened: Q) Jamie, thanks for taking ...
Starship “Testing” Troopers: You’re being overrun by bugs
A cult film entitled “Starship Troopers” resides permanently in my memory. There are many reasons for this, some of which I can’t mention here :), but I believe that it encapsulates the life of a tester quite nicely. For the uninitiated, Starship Troopers tells the tale of a human interstellar war against “the bugs”. I ...
The Last Boy Scout
The ‘Last Boy Scout’ was a typical Bruce Willis movie packed full of action and coarse language, but how does this relate to testing? Apart from the fact that some projects I have worked on had plenty of action and coarse language, one of the mottos held dear to the scouts is: “Always be prepared”, and as a tester you should do the same. A lot of ...
Test Estimation
Off and on, over the past few years, I have been asked to estimate many software projects. From estimating individual features (which are to be implemented), to providing business-case wide estimates for dozens of features over a long period of time. Estimating the effort required to build software is difficult, but not impossible. With a..
read more →The Swiss Army Tester
Did you know that in Switzerland, it is still mandatory to complete military service (if you’re a male)? How would it be if we had to do the same in the IT industry? How would it turn out if testers spent some time as developers or developers spent time as Business analysts and so forth?..
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Revolution IT Project Management team update
Welcome to the first blog from the Revolution IT Project Management team for 2012. The team has been working extremely hard during the last quarter of 2011, and throughout the first quarter of 2012, to establish a strong practice. We have strengthened our existing client relationships and engagements, while pursuing new opportunities and creating an..
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Perception in the workplace. How are you being perceived?
Today, I am going to talk about something which affects all of us; In the workplace, at home, and in life in general. For the focus point of this article, I will relate it to IT, testing, and projects specifically. Perception in the workplace is something that I have personally had good and bad experiences..
read more →The Seven Wonders of the Testing World
Isn’t it amazing how the original list for the Seven Wonders of the World keeps being ‘enhanced’? I can’t help thinking that they all have two things in common – an objective and a solid foundation (except the medieval version that includes the leaning tower of Pisa). I believe testing utilizes many of the same..
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