On Dec 11, 2006, at 2:08 PM, Andrew Brosnan wrote:
I suggest a sit down with management that focuses on what *they* want
and need, as much as what the IT staff needs. Sounds like you may have
done that, but when you say 'screaming to deaf ears', I've never found
that approach very successful.
I would also suggest that you pick ONE thing that can be done NOW,
and do it, without management being aware of it. Then show the
improvements to the powers that be, and be able to quantify what that
improvement did. Nothing succeeds like success.
Talk in terms of what they want to hear:
* Better testing = fewer bugs
* Better testing = happier customers
* Better testing = shorter project schedules because of diminished
rework.
Quantify them.
"If we'd had automated testing, we could have caught 14 of the 17
bugs in the 1.3 release. Here's the list."
"If we'd had automated testing, we would have had 1.3 out the door 3
weeks sooner, because we spent at least 3 weeks fixing these issues
(show paper)"
It all has to be documented. Anecdotal evidence is interesting, but
doesn't make things happen.
xoa
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