Identifying an opportunity to prevent a problem requires a number of skills. Based on my ability 1 of my framework/s those are: Any role can utilize this combination of skills to be proactive. Be proactive in my framework’s context, is an activity that you can do as the instigator and/or the contributor. As instigator you … The post QA AS A SKILL = BE PROACTIVE : Interdependencies and Proactive support appeared first on CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOFTWARE QUALITY ..read more

QA as a skill framework guides you to build prevention skills. Prevention activities take place in 4 levels. Personal, Team, Project, Corporation. The collaboration levels (Team, Project, Corporation) are guided usually by SDLC approaches and Quality Management systems. A Quality management system uses a quality cycle such as Plan -Do-Check-Act (PDCA). Plan: Recognize an opportunity and … The post QA AS A SKILL = BE PROACTIVE : Thinking Cycle: Build-Assess-Identify-Act appeared first on CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOFTWARE QUALITY ..read more

Root cause analysis is a well known method. It focus on analyzing existing problems and find the root cause(s). Technically, it is reactive rather proactive method because you act after the problem found. Nevertheless by finding the root cause, you can proactively act to eliminate the cause to not re-occur. I covered what is Root … The post QA AS A SKILL = BE PROACTIVE : ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS CHALLENGES appeared first on CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOFTWARE QUALITY ..read more

In one of my previous articles, I explained how to solve problems with Proactivity triggers. In this article, I explore a subgroup of proactivity triggers related to ambiguity. It is one of the most common reasons to be proactive. Ambiguity is coming in many forms and in any stage of software development. AMBIGUITY RELATED PROACTIVITY … The post QA AS A SKILL = BE PROACTIVE: PROACTIVELY DEAL WITH AMBIGUITY appeared first on CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOFTWARE QUALITY ..read more

What is Strategic Thinking? Strategic thinking is a thought process. It focuses on the analysis of critical factors and variables that will influence the long-term success of a business, a team, or an individual. Strategic thinking and analysis lead to a clear set of goals, plans, and new ideas required to prevent any kind of … The post QA AS A SKILL = BE PROACTIVE: STRATEGIC THINKING appeared first on CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOFTWARE QUALITY ..read more

There is not business not using an application built by another organization/vendor. A special category of those software products is the one with highly configurable features. In other words, the product is in use by hundreds or thousands of customers, but each customer configures the product to fit their particular needs. Service level agreements or … The post QA AS A SKILL = BE PROACTIVE: 5 PROACTIVE POINTS BEYOND SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT appeared first on CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOFTWARE QUALITY ..read more

For professionals familiar with history of Quality the names of Juran, Deming, Taguchi, Crosby, Shewhart and some others are well known. In 1960’s those QA giants collectively elevated the Quality concept to become a science of 20 century. As a result, Quality became one of the most important business advantages for corporations. They change the … The post WANTED: COUNTRY TO LEAD SOFTWARE QUALITY REVOLUTION. REWARD: TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS appeared first on CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOFTWARE QUALITY ..read more

If you read my previous articles, you have already read several examples how to be proactive and prevent problems in IT. There are so many ways to prevent problems. Some of those ways defined based on role and some based on activity or both. As an example, a Project manager role has planning as activity. … The post QA AS A SKILL = BE PROACTIVE: 40 WAYS TO PREVENT PROBLEMS IN IT appeared first on CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOFTWARE QUALITY ..read more

A common misconception is that planning is putting together a schedule and organize some resources. It is much more than that. In fact, the most successful plan is the one, that you do things proactively. Proactive planning is about taking the initiative to plan in advance and built into the plan the right actions for … The post QA AS A SKILL = BE PROACTIVE : PLANNING appeared first on CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOFTWARE QUALITY ..read more

If you have read my previous articles, you know already the most important consideration of being proactive. The benefits of preventing problems must surpass the cost of doing it. Preventing a problem is a two stages process. a) Analyze the information b) Judge and make a decision to proceed with the preventative action(s). It is … The post QA AS A SKILL = BE PROACTIVE : JUDGMENT AND DECISION MAKING appeared first on CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOFTWARE QUALITY ..read more