Amelia's Term/Phrase of the Quarter
I joined Experimentus in January this year having come from a background that
until now, hasn’t had a great deal to do with I.T. (other than the occasional
status update on Facebook), so I often need things explaining to me in the
simplest of terms and I decided I can’t possibly be the only one! (...can I?!)
I’ve
found it intriguing how many terms and phrases I have heard in different
contexts that seem to be commonly misused or misinterpreted. So I thought I would take this opportunity to draw attention to them and
finally set the record straight (with help from my wonderful panel of experts of
course!)
This issue’s ‘Term/Phrase of the Quarter’...
“Test function is
responsible for poor quality” – wrong! If things go wrong in
Production, test is usually blamed as the testers were the last people to touch
the software before it went live. However, test is not responsible for the level
of quality of products nor does it own quality. It is one tool in a projects
quality kitbag that enables the demonstration of quality by providing the right
information at the right time to those making a go/no go live decision.
If you have ever wondered what something
really means but are too shy to ask your colleagues with the fear of looking
a little bit silly, or have ever heard a phrase you think people often misuse,
please drop me an email, I would love to hear from you; and you never know – you
might even make it onto the bottom of the next Experimentus newsletter!
amelia.bamford@experimentus.com
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