I feel knowledgeable about systems thinking as a software testing professional.
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There is a lot of vocabulary around testing that I’ve been exposed to but don’t feel like I can explain very well. I learned what Shift Left means this year, but other words/ideas like “Systems Thinking” are still new to me even though I’ve been in the industry for a long time.
Systems and how they interact is what gets me going, not bits and programs.
Systems thinking is an essential aspect for testers to think and consider.
As testers, we live and breathe tradeoffs.
The more we go in one direction, the far we go away from the other direction.
Ex:
Too much time spent on scripted testing work
COULD LEAD TO
Too little time for exploratory testing
Too much focus on raising more bugs
COULD LEAD TO
Too much noise in the bug management system with duplicate / redundant / clubbable items.
Too much focus on following fixed procedures
COULD LEAD TO
Too less room for serendipity and innovation
Still, I feel there is a lot more that can be done and talked about in this field, especially from the testers point of view.
I did a micro talk on it some years back and when I look at it today, I feel that I could have done a lot better work at elaboration. But, that’s the system of life. You grow and improve.
Here is the view for anyone who would like to have a look:
Systems Thinking for Testers | Rahul Parwal | Develop Systems Thinking Approach | TestFlix 2022 - YouTube
Thanks for this event, Ministry of Testing. I will be promoting it on socials too.
Have a nice day 