notes from a problem solving tester consultant

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Notes from a problem solving tester consultant

Pradeep SoundararajanDirector @ Moolya Software Testing Pvt. Ltd.,

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Pay close attention!

You are listening to the “NLTE Problem Solving Expert of Year 2010”


Warning!

This presentation might appear arrogantand that’s purely intentional.


All testers have problems


Some of you have some problems in common


Now your common problem is…

You have to listen to “Pradeep Soundararajan”


Give me 40 mins, I will solve that problem for you


So, as you see, I can solve problems quickly


“Put your trust in the Lord, your next 40 minutes belongs to me”


“A problem is the difference between things needed and things perceived” –

Don Gause & G Weinberg


So a tester either suffers from

• …things needed OR• …things perceived


Story # 234

Once upon a time, there lived a tester, who stillis living, by some name that doesn’t matter.

After joining a big company, he found a criticalbug that was in the product for last 5 years thatno one had found it. That created a problem forhim!


Story # 463

Once upon a time, there was a tester whothought the developers were intentionally notpaying attention to his bug reports.

He felt de-motivated by the behavior of thedevelopers and thought he should quit thecompany and move on but actually …


Story # 983

In an organization, there was a test team whose culture was to run to the developers desk each time to reproduce the issue they reported.

They found a lot of good bugs and they were too happy for a long time until…


Story #1031

There was a tester who used to read my blogand email me his comments thinking his Englishwas too bad to post in public.

I urged the tester to start blogging on his ownand he thought his English wasn’t good enoughbut


Story #2322

Not too far away from here lives a tester whowas hired to do “checking” work and he hated it.

Yet, he continued to do without telling hismanagers about it. He was considered a poorperformer. But one day…


Slide 56 Why I got the NLTE award & you didn’t!

• I read books that you were supposed to but might not be reading.

• I interact with people who are smarter than me & you too were supposed to be interacting but might not have.

• I am trying to build a good heart whilst building a good mind that you were supposed to but might not be building.

• I practice testing & problem solving that you were supposed to but might not be doing.


Solving these problems weren’t tough for me

• Lateral Thinking• Creative Thinking• Cognition• General Systems Thinking• Are your lights on• Malcolm Gladwell• Birbal• Tenali Rama


Thank you for your time but one last info.


You should know what NLTE stands for


Nothing Like That Exists!

• Stop being fooled by people who can make you think something exist and put you into Wonderland of testing

• The only way you can work against being fooled is to increase your skills.


So whom to trust?

• Trust the guy who honestly confessed that he fooled you

• Now that you trust him: All stories were true and the slide 56 can help you become a better thinker and hence better tester.


Free Consultation!

After this conference is over, I encourage and welcome you all to talk to me and I would

offer free consultation to you.


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