Organizations are working with employees that often just want to come in and do the job they were hired to do many that have been in positions for many years and may not have the aptitude to be a software tester. I have heard this sentiment many times over my career from executive team-members and my response is always; “How about we train them up and see what we have. They may surprise you!”
Read MoreWhen it comes to conversion projects many organizations have failed to prepare themselves properly before the vendor project manager engages. The typical scenario I’ve seen is the vendor project manager kicks off the project, gives a laundry list of required ‘homework’ for the organization to complete, provides high-level guidance on other tasks without detailed instruction and then exits for a few weeks leaving their clients a little shell shocked. The organization then has the hard realization that they’re already out of time and resources to get all the work done and starts looking for short-cuts to complete tasks. One of these short cuts is always regarding test scripts and it typically comes in two flavors: “Does the vendor have test scripts that we can have?” or “Can I get test scripts from other clients that I can use?”. On the surface these both sound great, but if the organization has a strong partner to guide on the topic and is willing to listen; they may realize that they’re missing out on a great opportunity by having their own team build the test scripts. Let me break this down further:
Read MoreOrganizations are working with employees that often just want to come in and do the job they were hired to do many that have been in positions for many years and may not have the aptitude to be a software tester. I have heard this sentiment many times over my career from executive team-members and my response is always; “How about we train them up and see what we have. They may surprise you!”
Read MoreWhen organizations start a software conversion project they tend to focus on their data, including their “bad data”. While the data is a key component of any successful conversion, there are many other considerations that should be understood and planned to have a robust and complete testing program. Some of those are system functionality, interfaces, reports, extracts, and forms. This can feel overwhelming for any organization that is trying to balance the need to remain focused on serving its customers or members while also structuring and executing a complex core platform conversion.
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