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    • Dog Days – Lessons From Mans Best Friend
    • Transforming to Agile – Stairway to Heaven – Part the First
    • Transforming to Agile – Stairway to Heaven – Part the Second
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    • Is Hybrid Really OK?
    • Testers FAQ on certifications
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About @Beaglesays

Welcome friend, please stay a while and have a browse at the articles on my blog. If you feel inclined to add a word or two yourself, your feedback is much appreciated. In case you’re wondering about the name of this blog, @Beaglesays, it’s…

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Professional History

I am an established, highly competent software tester with over 16 years of testing and leading experience. I have experience in both Waterfall and Agile development environments. I am currently employed by Travelport as a Senior Test Engineer working on Locomote, a corporate travel…

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My Social Commitments

I’ve been fortunate to stumble into software testing. It has provided me with a lot of fun, some travel and I’ve learnt a lot. I’ve met many, many interesting people. I’ve had a number of careers across my lifetime but testing is the only…

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umpires are testers too

During my time on this planet I’ve engaged in both team and individual sports. On the team side there was, predominantly, cricket and basketball and on the solo side, squash. In competition squash (not at elite levels) you play in a group of four,…

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Paul Seaman

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some Economics of software

This post considers some of the problems we face when creating software and then explores if reframing those issues, by using language from another domain, might lead us to new perspectives or new approaches to solving problems. It might seem strange for a tester…

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Paul Seaman

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Bug Reporting can be simple

I was recently asked if I could talk to some of my work colleagues about bugs. More specifically I was asked if i could explain what a good bug report looks like and what information it might contain. The people in focus here are…

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Paul Seaman

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