Archive for 'test consultant'
Testing my backbone
Posted on 16. Feb, 2010 by Anne-Marie Charrett.
I’m a nice person. Well, I like to think I’m a nice person anyhow, and some people tell me that’s true too. Especially my kids, they tell me I’m the best Mum in the world. Aw shucks!
But sometimes, being nice creates problems because I want people to be nice back to me too.
This can be [...]
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So you want to be a software test consultant?
Posted on 09. Feb, 2010 by Anne-Marie Charrett.
Today, I’ m handing out some pointers that may or may not help you on your path to becoming a software test consultant. Some of these I’ve gained through bitter experience, others are more hindsight on things I ought to have done.
So, without further ado, here are my tips.
1) Dreams are not goals
Its easy to [...]
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Software Test Reports for Startups
Posted on 20. Aug, 2009 by Anne-Marie Charrett.
My test reports have deviated a lot since the early days of testing.
Nowadays, first and foremost I provide an opinion of the software. I make sure I highlight both positives and negatives that I see in the product.
Naturally, I provide a list of bugs I find, but I also provide a list of suggestions on [...]
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Dublin Software Testing Group
Posted on 28. Apr, 2009 by Anne-Marie Charrett.
Online networks are great for sharing knowledge and meeting fellow testers. In particular, I am a fan of the software testing club . However, even better is a face to face meet.
Thats why I’m setting up a Dublin monthly software testers group. The aim is to meetup and talk about, well anything you fancy. To [...]
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If you want to be a millionaire – phone a friend
Posted on 16. Aug, 2008 by Anne-Marie Charrett.
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I was asked to quote for a job recently on some testing in an area that I had little experience in. After confidently replying to the customer “no problem, I’ll have a quote to you by the end of the day…”, I started googling furiously, trying to gain some understanding of at least what I [...]

