in my software testing cariere, I noticed that testers would like to first jump into "Are we building the right thing?" before doing (just as example) integration testing with risky third party integration point.
In answering the question are we building the right thing, they suggest from architectural application changes, to changes in core application requirements.
This for me gives the impression that they want to point that they can take on hard questions.
When some of their suggestions are dismissed, then discussion threads start to pile, and we are burning our time (money) on those discussions.
But question are we building the right thing is a billion dollar question! Companies try to achieve it (and most fail) by pivoting their product in a number of iterations.
When dismissed, testers should put more thrust in company decision makers, and let customers decide are we building the right thing.
Note. I am software tester with all three BBST AST courses, and I have been practicing that for 15 years. I am also a developer, currently in developer lead role in Elixir language domain.
Hi Alan,
in my software testing cariere, I noticed that testers would like to first jump into "Are we building the right thing?" before doing (just as example) integration testing with risky third party integration point.
In answering the question are we building the right thing, they suggest from architectural application changes, to changes in core application requirements.
This for me gives the impression that they want to point that they can take on hard questions.
When some of their suggestions are dismissed, then discussion threads start to pile, and we are burning our time (money) on those discussions.
But question are we building the right thing is a billion dollar question! Companies try to achieve it (and most fail) by pivoting their product in a number of iterations.
When dismissed, testers should put more thrust in company decision makers, and let customers decide are we building the right thing.
Note. I am software tester with all three BBST AST courses, and I have been practicing that for 15 years. I am also a developer, currently in developer lead role in Elixir language domain.