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Testing Quote of the Week 17

“Program testing can be a very effective way to show the presence of bugs, but is hopelessly inadequate for showing their absence.” ~ Edsger W. Dijkstra

Giving and Receiving Feedback

There are many situations in life where we have to deal with feedback. This can be either giving feedback or receiving feedback. In both cases, there are certain things we need to keep in mind in order to get the required benefits from the feedback whether we are giving it or receiving it. (more…)

Right Questions Give You Right Answers

In our daily life, each of us faces the need to get answers for certain inquires. Therefore, we have to ask questions in order to get the answers we are looking for. The same applies to work too. Whether you are a manager, a leader or a team member, surely you will need to ask questions related to work including progress, issues faced and new ideas. A common thing in all these cases is that we always looking for the the right answers to our questions. Nothing else. (more…)

Inner People and Belbin Roles *

Inner People

In my previous post “Soft Skills in Test Management”, “understand your context” was the first skill mentioned there. Part of this skill is to know your audience. In fact, it is a very important for leaders to know their audience. This is the same for trainers and presenters too. (more…)

Testing Quote of the Week 16

“I don’t care if it works on your machine! We are not shipping your machine!” ~ Vidiu Platon