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Kevin Harris

Tester, Philanthropist, Cheese-a-holic

The one that didn’t make it in:

“I don’t do pair coding because it’s just one person

coding and one person twiddling their thumbs.”

Number 1

“Right - I’m ready for the Story Kick Off – and then I’m

going to need a code review!”

Number 2

“Let’s spend the first 45 minutes of today’s Retrospective

discussing the actions from two retrospectives ago.”

Number 3

“These small stories are flying through – surely it’ll be even

quicker if we do the last 3 stories all in one go.”

42 days

Number 4

“Let’s outsource the Testing to a completely separate

team in a completely different time zone.”

Number 5

“You’ve been doing really well onloading new starters to

your team.”

13 changes to the

team in 6 months.

Number 6

“We’re running out of time –let’s drop the automated

tests.”

Number 7

“We don’t need to check with the clients – just fix it.”

Number 8

“I love that solution – it’s awesome! It’s so much more

than the clients were expecting.”

Number 9

“I must have been doing a bloody good job – my old

team is really struggling since I left.”

Number 10

What is the biggest mistake every tester makes?

It’s when they say:

Number 10

“Yay – I found a bug!!!”

Summary

•Communication. Always.

• Teach your team.

•Bugs are your fault.

Thank you very much!

•Any questions?