Don't be taken aback if you see following changes in software testing (read people perception) in 2012 -
Management's Disillusionments
Management's Disillusionments
- Tester != Bots
- Testing != Monkeying around
- Tester != Project delivery blockers
- More tester != More defect discoveries
- Testing != Just keep testing
- More tester != Less time needed for testing
- Automation tool != Less manual testing needed != Less testers needed
- Tester salary = Dev salary (sigh)
- Testing certificate != Expertise
- Automated tester !> Manual tester (though vice versa may be true)
- Production bug != Only testers are responsible
- Night out != More work done
- Automated testing != Manual testing
- Testing != Only testers' job
- Missed deadline != Reduce testing time
- Heavy project metrics != Confident testing
- Programming knowledge != Exclusive to developer
- Automation tool knowledge != Better salary
- Tool expert != Better testing
- Dev != Enemy
- Commercial tools !> Open source/Free tools
- Proximity with Dev = Better grasp on project = win win
- Automated testing !> Manual testing
- Test certificate = waste of money = serious waste of time = Heinous crime
- Community participation = Increased expertise
- Exploratory testing != Adhoc testing
- Onsite != More money
- Tester's Job != Only manual testing
