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Anne-Marie Charrett

Anne-Marie Charrett

Tech Leadership. Founder of Testing Times. Anne-Marie advocates a whole quality approach to modern engineering practises. Author Quality Coaching Book. Keynote Speaker Founder SpeakEasy Diversity.

Freelance Testers - a smarter, cost effective way for startups

ITnews had an article recently on startups. It examines what to look for in a startup, and also how to minimise the risks. Here’s an excerpt: ‘A startup’s immaturity will be reflected in the quality and capabilities of its product. As you would when considering an established vendor,

How to kickstart a freelance software testing project

Starting a freelance software testing project is similar in many ways to any other project. It requires rigorous planning, well thought out tests, and excellent communication. As a freelancer however, you may feel more responsible in making sure that your client is happy with your work. This way, you have

Reality bites

Reality bites

Who doesn’t love the internet? As a small business owner of a software testing consultancy, its a great way to promote myself along side the bigger companies. However, I’m discovering the major minus side to promoting on the internet. That is, its too absorbing. I can’t resist

Take the Test...

Take the Test...

Want to review your software testing process? Here are some guidelines that I use to review a company’s test process. Stakeholder support Before examining software testing in detail, assess your financial and managerial support. Any good review exposes shortcomings and to act on these changes will require good managerial

The pure joy of innovation...

The pure joy of innovation...

I went along to a networking event last night, run by the Innovic – http://www.innovic.com.au/home/ in Melbourne. A great event and that wasn’t just the cocktails! I got the opportunity to meet interesting people involved in all aspects of innovation in Melbourne. I think every

How low do you go?

How low do you go?

A survey* sponsored by the Australian Computer Society, found the following percentage allocation for software testing: 5% allocate more than 40% of the initial development budget to testing 25% allocate between 10 -19% of the initial development budget to testing 25% allocate between 20 – 29% of the initial development budget

Sustainable software testing

Sustainable software testing

Its time to expand our traditional view of a software testing scope and to start including the word sustainability into software testing. Up to this point, areas of focus have been functionality, performance, maintainability, security, usability etc. As customers become energy conscious, a focus on sustainability will become more important.