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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?