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Starting Something

Starting Something

Your first child. Like many parents, I vividly recall my moment of reality when I realised my life (in a weird and wonderful way) would never be the same again. Being pregnant with my first child now feels like a time of great excitement and also great indulgence. Baby showers,

The Gratitude Jar

The Gratitude Jar

2019 has been an eventful year for many and the start of a new year is a great opportunity to say throw a slip into a gratitude jar [https://josierobinson.com/journal/how-to-use-a-gratitude-jar] to thank to those around you who have supported you in some way. Being the blog author

2020: The year of dumping old heuristics

2020: The year of dumping old heuristics

When software testing, it’s handy to use mnemonics/heuristics to refer to. They can be useful as generators of test ideas, or reminders to test in a particular way, or to consider some aspect. What’s a heuristic? Think of a heuristic as a rule of thumb that helps

13 Low Cost Ideas to start Quality Coaching right away!*

13 Low Cost Ideas to start Quality Coaching right away!*

The idea of being a Quality Coach or starting a Quality Coach program can seem overwhelming. Where do you actually start? You might get advice like the one above from the King in Alice in Wonderland gave which can seem profound, but in concrete terms, not very helpful! The scope

Indulge the Hunch

Indulge the Hunch

Have you ever been in a new city or town and been tempted to take a shortcut that you don’t know will actually be short? A hunch tells you it will be quicker. What do you do? Will you take the risk and go with your gut? Or, will

QA Career Development

QA Career Development

We had the first Quality Engineering Lean Coffee and the following topics: * QA Career Development * How to assess quality practices and maturity of a team * How to attract people to get into a quality career * What can help testers when there is no BS or RS documentation * QA versus Dev

Options not Obligations

Options not Obligations

tl;dr We want to provide our consumers and business partners options as opposed to obliging them by providing only one option. By “Designing in options” for your business partners and consumers, you provide them with the ability to take the greater risk while minimising the impact of failure for