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Lightweight personas
Posted on June 12, 2011 | 17 CommentsSummary In the following post I discuss the concept of lightweight personas, and look at how they can be used to prompt test idea’s. I explain the differences briefly, between... -
Tales from the trenches: Essential test case design
Posted on May 25, 2011 | 11 CommentsSummary Test Case Design is a rather large topic isn’t it? Well I’ve no intentions of covering what others have already discussed in great detail in articles, courses and entire... -
The wee black book.
Posted on April 26, 2011 | 11 CommentsThe wee black book all battered and torn with its pages no longer bound to it’s cover, to say its seen better days would be putting it lightly! Yet, this... -
Accessibility: Pairing with a blind consultant.
Posted on March 24, 2011 | 10 CommentsThe following post is a joint collaboration between Darren McMillan and Jamie Cuthbertson. Darren Some time ago our company won a major contract with a large overseas firm. Part of... -
Entaggle: Usability, UX and the business model part 3
Posted on March 20, 2011 | 3 CommentsSummary In the first post of this three part series on Entaggle I discussed some UX (User Experience) and usability issues with its two main focal points: The landing screen... -
Entaggle: Usability, UX and the business model part 2
Posted on March 13, 2011 | 6 CommentsSummary In the first post in this three part series on Entaggle I discussed some UX (User Experience) and usability issues with its two main focal points: The landing screen... -
Entaggle: Usability, UX and the business model part 1
Posted on March 8, 2011 | 10 CommentsSummary Part one of an evaluation on a new and innovative product called Entaggle. This post will evaluate the usability and UX (User Experience) of its main focal points: It’s landing... -
Prototyping: Investigating a testers role.
Posted on February 21, 2011 | 13 CommentsSummary In the following post we’ll look at attempting to identify the role a tester plays in a prototyping team. We’ll discuss feedback provided by the testing community and devise... -
Mind Mapping 101
Posted on February 14, 2011 | 86 CommentsSummary In the following post we look at the usage of mind maps for various testing activities such as test design, test planning, session reports, requirements analysis, self organisation, and... -
Mending Broken Windows
Posted on February 11, 2011 | 4 CommentsA couple of years ago I'd say our software was in the situation where nearly all the windows were broken. Today it's a different story for our product. Achieved through a lot of hard work, a change in expectations, not accepting less.